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Darrow, Sharon , Darrow, Sharon

The Painters of Lexieville

182 pp. | Candlewick | October, 2003 | Trade ISBN 0-7636-1437-8 $$16.99
(4) YA Dirt-poor in Arkansas, Pert Lexie hopes to find a way up and out of her dead-end life, away from the uncle who threatens her. Leaving becomes more complicated when Pert's brother, believing he's murdered their uncle, falls under the spell of a snake-handling revivalist. Some characters are stereotyped and the plot is a little opaque, but the novel evokes both poverty's hopelessness and the family ties needed to hold on to hope.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

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