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Salvage the Bones

Salvage the Bones (2011)

275 pages 3.6/5 Goodreads

Enduring a hardscrabble existence as the children of alcoholic and absent parents, four siblings from a coastal Mississippi town prepare their meager stores for the arrival of Hurricane Katrina while struggling with such challenges as a teen pregnancy and a dying litter of prize pups.

Author: Jesmyn Ward

ISBN: 9781608195220

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)

Mental Health & Emotional

Death of a parent Miscarriage / pregnancy loss / stillbirth

Other

Natural disasters

Substance Use

Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Animal cruelty / animal death Gore / graphic violence
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