True History of Lyndie B. Hawkins

Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about.

A history-loving girl, Lyndon Baines Hawkins's relentless search for the truth puts her in direct opposition to her fusspot grandmother’s need to keep up appearances. Lyndie knows lots about history: she can tell you who President Lincoln’s best friend was, the gruesome diseases of Civil War soldiers, and where her Hawkins ancestors built log houses near her home town of Love’s Forge, Tennessee. But when it comes to her Ma and Daddy, her knowledge is full of holes. Nobody talks about what happened to her veteran Daddy during the Vietnam war and why he “came home different,” or why her Ma stays locked in her room for days, or how come they had to sell the house Lyndie grew up in and move in with her strict grandparents. And Lyndie’s grandma, Lady, is determined to mold Lyndie into a “nice” southern girl who knows how to keep quiet about family secrets.

Toata lumea pe care o intalnesti duce o batalie despre care nu stii nimic. O fata iubitoare de istorie, cautarea neincetata a adevarului de catre Lyndon Baines Hawkins o pune in opozitie directa cu nevoia bunicii ei fusspot de a pastra aparentele. Lyndie stie multe despre istorie: va poate spune cine a fost cel mai bun prieten al presedintelui Lincoln, bolile groaznice ale soldatilor din Razboiul Civil si unde stramosii ei Hawkins au construit case de busteni langa orasul ei natal din Love's Forge, Tennessee.