Tiger Ann Parker

Tiger, the main character, is a smart sixth-grader living in the rural town of Saitter, Louisiana, with her grandmother and developmentally disabled parents. My Louisiana Sky follows the life-altering events that occur in the summer before Tiger's seventh grade year. Tiger's mother, Corrina, named Tiger after a pet cat that Corrina had once loved. Unfortunately, Corrina hugged the cat too tightly and accidentally killed the cat. Since Tiger was born from parents who are "slow", the local townspeople are baffled that Tiger is such a smart student, earning straight A's and winning the local spelling bee competition for several years in a row.

One of Tiger's favorite pastimes is to play baseball with her best friend, Jesse Wade. But Tiger experiences a change of heart and decides that she would rather join pretty Abby Lynn's inner circle of friends. Abby Lynn and her clique do not...