
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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