On the evening of Jojo's birthday, the family receives news that Michael is being released from jail. In addition, Jojo's father, Michael, is imprisoned at the Mississippi State Penitentiary (known as "Parchman"). Jojo is the primary caregiver for his three-year-old sister, Kayla.Īt the beginning of the novel, the audience learns that Jojo's grandmother, Mam, is dying of cancer. Jojo harbors feelings of resentment towards his mother, and he refers to her only by her first name. His death was covered up as a hunting accident, and no one was criminally charged.īecause of her addiction, Leonie is frequently away from home and characteristically negligent. Given was murdered years prior in a racist attack by the cousin of her boyfriend Michael. When she is on drugs, Leonie is able to communicate with Given, the ghost of her dead brother. He lives with his maternal grandparents, his mother, and his sister. Jojo is a 13-year-old biracial boy living in the fictional town of Bois Sauvage, Mississippi.
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