The Kudzu Queen / Mimi Herman.
"Fifteen-year-old Mattie Lee Watson dreams of men, not boys. So when James T. Cullowee, the Kudzu King, arrives in Cooper County, North Carolina in 1941 to spread the gospel of kudzu--claiming that it will improve the soil, feed cattle at almost no cost, even cure headaches--Mattie is ready. Mr. Cullowee is determined to sell the entire county on the future of kudzu, and organizes a kudzu festival, complete with a beauty pageant. Mattie is determined to be crowned Kudzu Queen and capture the attentions of the Kudzu King. As she learns more about Cullowee, however, she discovers that he, like the kudzu he promotes, has a dark and predatory side. When she finds she is not the only one threatened, she devises a plan to bring him down. Anyone who knows--or has been--a fifteen-year-old girl will understand how a crush can sour, or even turn dangerous. And anyone who's seen 'southern topiary' will recognize how it swallows up whatever stands in its way. Based on historical facts, The Kudzu Queen unravels a tangle of sexuality, power, race, and kudzu through the voice of an irresistibly delightful (and mostly honest) narrator."-- Provided by publisher
Record details
- ISBN: 9781646033102
- ISBN: 1646033108
- Physical Description: 319 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Raleigh, NC : Regal House Publishing, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
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- Subject:
- Teenage girls > Fiction.
Kudzu > Fiction.
Swindlers and swindling > Fiction.
Nineteen forties > Fiction.
North Carolina > Fiction. - Genre:
- Historical fiction.
Available copies
- 12 of 28 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 1 copy available at Cleveland County Library System. (Show)
Holds
- 3 current holds with 28 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland County Main Library | F HERMAN (Text) | 22281500153815 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/24/2026 |
| Ashe County Public Library | F HER (Text) | 50503300476084 | Adult Fiction | On holds shelf | - |
| Black Mountain Library | F HER (Text) | 0020514067881 | Adult Fiction Display | Checked out | 08/25/2026 |
| Bogue Banks | F HERMA (Text) | 34208213195398 | Adult Local Author | Reshelving | - |
| Cooleemee | F HERMAN (Text) | 39872002089669 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/26/2026 |
| Forsyth Central | FIC Herman, Mimi (Text) | 0112400187897 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Gunn Memorial Public Library | F HER (Text) | 34621991284608 | Adult Fiction Paperback | Available | - |
| Gunn Memorial Public Library | F HER (Text) | 34621991284616 | Adult Fiction Paperback | Checked out | 08/13/2026 |
| Henderson Main Branch | NC HER (Text) | 33258010394567 | Adult Fiction | In transit | - |
| Hoke County Public Library | FIC HERMAN (Text) | 28198050011246 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
