cajuns

In her second year of living in Boston, sixth-grader Feliciana Fruge misses everything about Louisiana but is determined to try and fit in and conceal her Cajun heritage; however, her plans are thwarted by the unexpected arrival of Roux, a magical swamp monster.

An introduction to Louisiana Creole and Cajun cultures, religion, family life, and more.

Short alphabetical rhymes introduce Cajun vocabulary and Cajun culture.

In a small town on the Mississippi River, four men too old to work anymore begin playing cards together, and as the game goes on over months and years, they continually improve the place where they play.

In 1851 in Louisiana, Paul is abandoned in the bayous by his older brothers and it is up to his lame Cajun friend Lily to find him.

No one in Lily LeGrand s Cajun community is willing to help search for Paul Courville, who is missing in the bayou along with his mean-spirited older brothers, William and Mark. Why should they? Paul s wealthy plantation-owner father has made no secret of his disdain for Cajuns. But Paul has always been kind to Lily, defending her against his brothers merciless taunts and humiliating pranks and Lily refuses to turn her back on him when his life is in danger.

"A Cajun takeoff on the ancient myth of Hercules that celebrates the culture of the French-speaking people in south Louisiana. Woven into the Labors of Hercules are mini pourquoi tales that identify elements unique to the Louisiana culture"--Provided by publisher.

Presents six folktales from southern Louisiana, featuring Lapin the rabbit and Bouki, a coyote or wolf, and some of their animal friends.

A young Acadian learns the reasons behind his family's ouster from his birthplace and their struggles before finding a new home in Louisiana.