Salvage the Bones Lesson Plan

Discuss the presence of Mrs. Batiste during various scenes in these last two chapters. How does she live on in her family members' minds and memories?

When Esch answers the government evacuation phone call and the impending hurricane starts to feel real for her, she reflects on the worst hurricane she was a part of, at nine years old. Her mother was pregnant with Junior, her "happy accident." The night of the storm, Randall and Mr. Batiste slept soundly while Skeet, Esch, and her mother gathered together. Mrs. Batiste distracted her children by talking to the storm and telling them horror stories about the legend that was Camille.

The next day, Skeet and Esch again...