Julie T. Lamana

A ten-year-old girl learns the importance of family and community in this tale of love and hope set during the Hurricane Katrina disaster.
Armani Curtis can think about only one thing: her tenth birthday. All her friends are coming to her party, her mama is making a big cake, and she has a good feeling about a certain wrapped box. Turning ten is a big deal to Armani. It means she's older, wiser, more responsible. But when Hurricane Katrina...