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Day of tears : a novel in dialogue / Julius Lester.
Emma has taken care of the Butler children since Sarah and Frances's mother, Fanny, left. Emma wants to raise the girls to have good hearts, as a rift over slavery has ripped the Butler household apart. Now, to pay off debts, Pierce Butler wants to cash in his slave "assets", possibly including Emma.
Record details
- ISBN: 0786804904 (reinforced) : ($15.99)
- Physical Description: 177 p. ; 20 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2005.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "Jump at the sun." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 177). |
Awards Note: | A Junior Library Guild selection. Coretta Scott King Award, 2006 |
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Subject: | Slavery > Fiction. African Americans > Fiction. Slavery > Juvenile fiction. African Americans > Juvenile fiction. |