The Louisiana Girls Trilogy Books in Order

Lanesha's ability to see spirits isolates her from classmates, though Mama Ya-Ya provides a loving home. When Hurricane Katrina approaches New Orleans and the levees fail, the girl must draw on her strengths to survive the flood.

Ten-year-old Sugar works on a Mississippi plantation after emancipation and dreams of a wider world. When Chinese laborers arrive, her new friendships challenge local suspicions and give her a chance to bridge divisions within the plantation community.

During a summer with her grandmother, city girl Maddy discovers the beauty and possible magic of the bayou. Her family's spiritual legacy takes on new urgency when an oil leak threatens the waters and creatures she has come to love.