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SALVAGE THE BONES
 by Jesmyn Ward

Characters By Chapter
EDITOR:
Debbie Long
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CH FIRST NAME LAST NAME DESCRIPTION
    THE FIRST DAY - Birth in a Bare-Bulb Place
 China  Pit Bull dog pet
 Skeet BatisteSecond born sibling, China's favorite
 Junior BatisteYoungest brother
 Randall BatisteOldest sibling
 Manny  Esch's boyfriend
 Mrs. DedeauxHigh School English teacher
 Big Henry  Family friend
 Marquise  Skeet's oldest friend
 Mother Lizbeth  Grandma's Mom
 Kilo  Rico's fighter dog
 Rico  Manny's cousin, stud dog's owner
 Papa Joseph  Mama's daddy
    THE SECOND DAY - Hidden Eggs
 Claude BatisteEsch's father
    THE THIRD DAY - Sickness in the Dirt
 Esch BatisteNarrator
 Shaliyah  The girl Manny dates
    THE FIFTH DAY - Salvage the Bones
 Mudda Ma'am  Babysat Junior
 Tilda  Mudda Ma'am's daughter
 Javon  Tilda's drug partner
    THE SIXTH DAY - A Steady Hand
 Franco  Rich boy
 Joshua  Brother of Christopher
 Christopher  Brother of Joshua
 Felicia  Shaviyah's cousin
 Bodean  Rival of Randall
    THE EIGHTH DAY - Make Them Know
 Agee  Marquise's little brother
 Jerome  Marquise's cousin
 Boss  Jerome's dog
 Lala  Marquise's dog
    THE TWELFTH DAY - Alive
 Ms. Bernadine  Big Henry's mother
 Solly  Big Henry's uncle
 Rose Temple BatisteMother's name
 Jason Temple BatisteSkeet's name
 
 
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Editor's comment : "This is a sleeper of a book, down home
Mississippi, rough living; a medley of pride, love, and rage."

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