![]() ![]() Leone is a neglectful mother, never providing food for her children and is spiteful to her son Jojo, even though he is truly the mother/father/caretaker to his toddler sister. While this a story about a family, the real setting, character and problem is the deep rooted violence and racism in this area. The setting is Mississippi and while the time period is unclear, it is close to the present. Leone, in and out of the children’s lives and spending more time doing various drugs than tending to her kin, decides that Jojo, Michaela and her friend Misty are going on a two day trip to pick up Michael, who is being released from prison. ![]() With exception of Michael, all of this family is Black. ![]() Michael is their father and Ma and Pa are Leone’s parents and true caretakers of her children. How would your life change if your brother was violently murdered and those at fault were not punished? How would you cope? These are some of many questions posed in the National Book Award winning book, Sing, Unburied, Sing : A Novel by Jesmyn Ward. ![]()
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