Jimmie Martinez's previous novel, Cajun Chameleon, was called "thoughtful and provocative " Kirkus, and Self-Publishing Review said that it "tackles weighty issues with a light, straightforward touch " Now Martinez has written a second novel that explores/5(35). Cajun Chameleon is a fictionalized memoir, which is a difficult position to hold without sounding phony. But Jimmie Martinez pulls it off so well that I totally forgot that this story was fictionalized. As to the story itself (which is why I wanted to read the book), it is most interesting and illuminating/5. The former four term Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards, the quintessential Cajun, said Cajun Chameleon is “Masterfully written. Jimmie captures the true essence of life in the 60s in Southern Louisiana.” Jimmie’s interests include traveling, reading, and watching classic film noir movies. He is also a passionate Saints and LSU football fan. Martinez is now retired and resides in Kenner, .
SUMMER OF HAINT BLUE. by Jimmie Martinez ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 4, In Louisiana, a White teenage boy grapples for the first time with segregation in this YA historical novel. Growing up near the small town of Cotton Landing, Justin Joseph Couvillion lives with his mother, Ella Mae, and his Cajun grandfather, Osma Couvillion, a farmer. Cajun Chameleon: Reflections of a Recovering Racist. A Novel by Jimmie Martinez. When I was a kid, you were racist without knowing it.". Raised in 's segregated South, NOLA-born, Jax Badeaux believes separate is equal. But when his Indian cousin is demeaned for being a redskin and his best friend is revealed to be black passing for white. Melinda Martinez, Alexandria Town Talk owners of Quebedeaux's Cajun Cafe in Pineville, Marksville football promotes offensive coordinator Jimmie Hillman to coach.
Jimmie Martinez is the author of Summer of Haint Blue ( avg rating, 31 ratings, 10 reviews), Cajun Chameleon ( avg rating, 23 ratings, 10 reviews. Jimmie Martinez's previous novel, Cajun Chameleon, was called "thoughtful and provocative " Kirkus, and Self-Publishing Review said that it "tackles weighty issues with a light, straightforward touch " Now Martinez has written a second novel that explores. The story follows a poor Cajun boy’s attempts to understand and deal with the evils of racism while growing up on a small farm in Louisiana. “Martinez, whose previous YA novel, Cajun Chameleon (), similarly centered on ‘60s segregation issues in Louisiana, does a good job of capturing the state’s various subcultures, not just Black and White, but also rural and urban.
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