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Alligator Bayou by Professor of Linguistics Donna Jo Napoli (Swarthmore College University Swarthmore College University of Swarthmore Swarthmore College University of Swarthmore Swarthmore College Swarthmore College Swarthmore College University of Swarthmore Swarthmore College Swarthmore College) is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Alligator Bayou about?

From School Library JournalGrade 8 Up—Building on her extensive research conducted after reading a newspaper article about the lynching of Sicilian grocers in Tallulah, LA, in 1899, Napoli presents a moving, sobering story about an aspect of American immigration that is probably unknown to most readers. After his mother's death, 14-year-old Calogero leaves his bustling Sicilian home for the sleepy southern town to help his uncles and younger cousin run their grocery store. White customers expect to be served before blacks and make their displeasure angrily apparent when the Sicilians fail to do so. Barred from the white school and unaware that he can attend the black school, Calogero learns English from a tutor who also tries to help him comprehend Southern American behavior. The cousins meet some African American boys who take them on a terrifying alligator hunt that firmly cements their friendship. Calogero is attracted to Patricia, a African American girl, but fails to fully understand the danger behind her fear of being seen in public with him. Although he has heard his uncles' stories of the recent lynching of Sicilians in New Orleans, he is unprepared for the horrifying trage

Who reads Alligator Bayou?

Author

Professor of Linguistics Donna Jo Napoli (Swarthmore College University Swarthmore College University of Swarthmore Swarthmore College University of Swarthmore Swarthmore College Swarthmore College Swarthmore College University of Swarthmore Swarthmore College Swarthmore College)

Publisher

Random House Children's Books

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385746540

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Children'S, Young Adult

Rating

3.5 / 5 (409 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14