2011 Nominated
Lark & Termite
ABOUT
THE BOOK
Lark and Termite is a rich, wonderfully alive novel about seventeen year old Lark and her brother, Termite, living in West Virginia in the 1950s. Their mother, Lola, is absent, while their aunt, Nonie, raises them as her own, and Termite’s father, Corporal Robert Leavitt, is caught up in the early days of the Korean War.
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
Lark is a young girl who happily spends most of her life caring for her disabled brother, nicknamed Termite. An unusual and lyrical story about people who muster up a lot of courage and passion, in spite of more that their fair share of suffering.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Country
United States
Original Language
English
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Nominating Library