Salvage the Bones Material:Paperback and Dana has been summoned

and Dana has been summoned to save him

An award-winning scholar exposes the foundational racism of the child welfare system and calls for radical change

and more dangerous until it is uncertain whether or not Dana’s life will end

In three critically acclaimed novels

and dozens of new poems and pieces of fiction

Salvage the Bones Material:Paperback and Dana has been summonedWinner of the 2011 National Book Award A hurricane is building over the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the coastal town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi, and Esch's father is growing concerned. A hard drinker, largely absent, he doesn't show concern for much else. Esch and her three brothers are stocking food, but there isn't much to save. Lately, Esch can't keep down what food she gets; she's fourteen and pregnant. Her brother Skeetah is sneaking scraps for