Meely LaBauve - Softcover

"Do yourself a favor and become acquainted with Emile LaBauve... a cross between Huck Finn & Oliver Twist, with south Louisiana accent and a backwoods attitude... There's a major talent at work here."
--"The Denver Post"
"[A] short and expert first novel... not only funny but infused with Wells's deep love of Cajun patois."
--"The New York Times" Book Review
"[An] endearing debut"
--"The Washington Post "Book World
"Wells makes a lively fiction debut with this affectionate slice of Louisiana bayou life... Meely's Cajun-spiced charisma never flags."
--"Entertainment Weekly"
"[Meely is] a cross between Huck Finn and Oliver Twist, which a South Louisiana accent and a backwoods attitude....There's a major talent at work here."
--"Booklist
""Often laugh-out-loud funny [but] Wells has carved a sincere and courageous portrait of a boy becoming a man."
--"Bookpage"

Now in paperback comes the zesty Cajun coming-of-age novel that introduces one of the most compelling voices in fiction of the last decade (Los Angeles Times). An American Library Association/YALSA best book of the year.