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CC’s Road Home Kindle Edition

by Leah B. Eskine (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 44 ratings
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Desperate to forget her past, sixteen-year-old CC arrives on her grandparents’ North Louisiana farm and asks, ‘will I ever feel normal again?’ She brushes aside her family’s attempts to break through her isolation and angst and hides her darkest secret from her beloved Gran. Even CC’s vivacious new friend, Addy, and a summer romance with steely eyed Eric can’t persuade her to reveal what happened last winter in New Orleans.

It’s 1964 and as Beatlmania and Motown captivate America’s youth, this young woman encounters small town racial tension, erupting sexual assault, and ignorance towards her beloved brain injured Uncle Bud, all issues fueling the dynamic conflicts in Leah Eskine’s debut novel.

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2021 American Writing Awards Finalist - Fiction: Young Adult

2021 PenCraft Awards 1st Place Winner - YA/Coming of Age

Louisiana Author Project - YA Winner

"CC'S Road Home uses its country backdrop and 1960s setting well." -IndieReader

"CC's Road Home illuminates the veil of shame so many teens of the sixties struggled with and continued to haunt them even as adults." -Authors Reading

"Eskine's debut novel is a winner!" -Margo Dill, author of The Romantic Curses series

"[An] exciting story of a young women's struggle to find her heart and soul." -D. Steven Russell, author of A Cottonwood Breeze

"Dealing with some serious issues, this book handles teenage pregnancy, racial tension, and physical assault delicately enough for youths to read and learn from." -Peaches & Cream Pages

About the Author

Leah B. Eskine grew up in small southern towns in Louisiana and Texas and moved to New Orleans in her twenties. Her first novel CC'S Road Home was inspired by the high school students she taught. She lives with her best friend and husband, Paul, and their two rescue poodles. When she's not writing, Leah enjoys country music and sixties rock, walking the dogs at dusk, lunch at neighborhood restaurants, and reading - a lot. Visit Leah at www.leaheskine.com.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08HQXL3ZX
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Rose Writing (January 7, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 7, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1202 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 259 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 44 ratings

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Leah grew up in small southern towns in Louisiana and Texas and moved to New Orleans in her twenties. She gravitated early on to teaching high school students and her stories are inspired by the young people she encountered. Her first novel CC’S Road Home features a young woman, CC, who survives major conflicts and is set to release in January, 2021. Leah has written short stories and published articles in educational journals. CC’s Road Home is her debut novel and explores the theme of family endurance in spite of great obstacles.

Leah lives with her best friend and husband, Paul, and their two rescue poodles. When she’s not writing, Leah enjoys country music, sixties rock, walking the dogs at dusk, lunch at neighborhood restaurants, movies, and reading – a lot.

Leah would love to stay in touch with you at www.leaheskine.com where you can subscribe to her blog, Twitter@Eskineleah, FB @Leah B. Eskine and Instagram @eskineleah.

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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44 global ratings
Not your typical little-girl-grows-up story
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Not your typical little-girl-grows-up story
Leah Eskine CC’s Road HomeWhat better way to start off the new year than with a good novel, of course. But not any old novel will do—-CC’s Way Home, by first-time author Leah Eskine, will do just dandy, a perfect fit for fans of coming-of-age and historic young adult stories.But be forewarned, this ain't your typical little-girl-grows-up story on a bucolic farm. Set in rural norther Louisiana during the 1960s, the story reflects the mindset of the southerners who lived during that period and deals with America grappling with issues of race, sexuality and abuse of the land by big business. The narrative is grounded with pointed references to the Beatles British invasion of Racial Carson’s Silence Spring, and of Elvis, among others.But what makes this an especially good read were the characters: Leah Eskine does a terrific job of painting memorial characters such as troubled 16-year-old Cicely, called CC, her alcoholic mother and her abusive and predatory boyfriend, and her loving grandparents that take her in when her mother abandons her on their farm. A whole host of colorful locals also make their appearance, including her intellectually disabled Uncle Bud, bubbly new friend, Abby and a gang of “bad boys.”In this fascinating and quick paced collection of characters and plot lines, some secrets bubble up to the surface---some sad, some happy, some cringe-worthy, but the book is always engrossing and enjoyable to read. Do yourself a favor, pick up CC’s Road Home for a tasty treat during this coming year.I received a pre-release copy of this novel with no compensation for an honest review. Xavier DeSoto
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Elisa
5.0 out of 5 stars A true coming of age story,
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2021
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This story is gripping and honest. I had the pleasure of meeting the author and Mrs Amanda, one of the women who inspired her. While the author seems to work too hard placing the story in the time period, she neither vilifies attitudes prevalent at that time nor does she condone them. Her story deals sensitively with a situation faced by many teen age girls during that time period. It also highlights the dynamic social changes taking place at the time. Because the author avoids painting the period through the lens of current cultural beliefs, I believe the story accurately reflects what it was like for a young girl coming of age during the sixties. Even though the story is set during the sixties, many young people today will be able to relate to the problems faced by CC.
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LISA JOHNSTON
5.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2021
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This was a very engaging book and an insight into a different time and culture.
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CJaneRun
4.0 out of 5 stars Dark Secrets Colored by Alcohol, Jealousy and Lack of Education and Addiction
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2021
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I enjoyed CC's journey... Ms. Erskine wrote CC and Gran's emotional pain as a palpable and physical wound that allowed me to feel strong sympathy for their grief.
CC's mother was a trip with her sleeze boyfriend and severe alcoholism.
It was a relief to see the Mother relegated to short interactions with her daughter throughout the story.
The story takes place in the mid 1960's amid Elvis, The Beatles and the integration of Black's into schools and the fight of civil rights persons including a reference to MLK and others in his following being arrested after peaceful sit-ins.
I remember being puzzled and a child during the 1960's; watching the Civil Rights issues and Viet Nam war news with highlights of hippies and draft dodgers!
This is a book of memories and good characters against prejudice and ugly actions of other humans.
CC is a strong young woman.

** Leah Eskine. Please use another editor to clean up the mistakes.
I sent numerous error content reports.
This is too nice of a story to let mistakes detract from your book.
Thank you.
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Shirley McAllister
5.0 out of 5 stars Growing up and facing the past
Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2021
CC is a teenage high school girl in New Orleans who made a mistake and became pregnant. She gave the child up for adoption and went to live with her grandparents on a farm. This is her story of learning to deal with that mistake. This book deals with many different subjects. In the middle of the civil rights movement of the 1960's, it deals with racism, sexual assault, teen pregnancy, alcoholism, and growing up in the 1960's.

It wasn't easy for CC growing up with an alcoholic mother and her abusive boyfriend. She knew that her grandparents loved her. She had to face some hard facts and learn to trust again. Making new friends and facing her secret when it was found out was the hardest she had to do.
She had to learn to trust people, to fit in on the farm and to give her mother another chance. Growing up is not easy, but it is something CC must do. Her story is emotional and it is happy and it is sad all at the same time.

I loved the characters, especially her grandparents that were so understanding with her. Her cousin Jimmy that looked out for her as well as her Uncle with mental challenges. Her friend Abby was a true friend and was there for CC when she needed her to be.

This was a good book, I enjoyed reading it. I think young and old alike would enjoy this book. It is suitable for YA and it is enjoyable for adults. I would recommend this book.

Thanks to Leah B. Eskine, Black Rose Writing, and NetGalley for allowing me to read a copy for an honest review.
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dwillis
3.0 out of 5 stars Coming of age novel.
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2021
CC's Road Home by Leah B. Eskine is a coming of age novel set in 1960s Louisiana written for young adults. CC is trying to deal with mistakes she has made in the recent past. Her mother leaves her at her grandparents' farm for the summer. Uncle Bud, who has a traumatic injury, also lives there. His son, Johnny, comes to help with the farm and his dad. This is not a book to be read by young teens. Racial issues, attempted rape, DDT pesticides, and alcoholism, are some of the issues deal with in the book. There is also bad language scattered in the book.

The attitudes of the people portrayed in the book are fairly accurate for the Deep South in the 1960s. I was allowed to read this book on #NetGalley.
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D. Boling
5.0 out of 5 stars A charming young adult novel that tackles serious subjects
Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2021
CC comes alive on the page, bringing back all the emotion - high and low - of being a teenager. She has real problems to deal with, adult problems, especially in 1964 North Louisiana, where race could be a dividing line. But she also makes new friends and begins to gain some perspective on the events of the preceding year, events that have changed her forever. She wants to go back to being just a carefree young girl like her friend Addie, but is that even possible?

There's a lot of tension in this story - tension for what CC has and is continuing to go through, the racial tension of the time, and tension between and among the well-drawn characters in this book. The author does an excellent job of balances gripping scenes with more light-hearted ones that recall a lot of the fun of the time period and also the feeling of being sixteen again.

I didn't have a tenth of what CC had to deal with but I remember those highs and lows. If a middle-aged mom can feel like a kid again through the eyes of CC, I think teens would love this story.

Thanks to Black Rose Publishing for an advanced reader's copy of this novel in exchange for my honest review.
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Linny
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in Canada on February 21, 2021
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Couldn’t put the book down
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