A Picture of Freedom (Dear America) - Couverture rigide

McKissack, Patricia C.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0545242533 ISBN 13 : 9780545242530

Editeur : Scholastic Press, 2011

Synopsis

Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author Patricia McKissack's inspiring A PICTURE OF FREEDOM is now back in print with a gorgeous new cover!

It's 1859 and Clotee, a twelve-year-old slave, has the most wonderful, terrible secret. She knows that if she shares it with the wrong person, she will face unimaginable consequences. What is her secret? While doing her job of fanning her master's son during his daily lessons, Clotee has taught herself to read and write. However, she soon learns that the tutor, Ely Harms, has a secret of his own.In a time when literacy is one of the most valuable skills to have, Clotee is determined to use her secret to save herself, and her family.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Patricia and Frederick McKissack are the authors of numerous award-winning books, including REBELS AGAINST SLAVERY: AMERICAN SLAVES REVOLT and BLACK HANDS, WHITE SAILS: THE STORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WHALERS, both Coretta Scott King Honor Books, and SOJOURNER TRUTH: AIN'T I A WOMAN?, a Coretta Scott King Honor Book and winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award. Patricia and Frederick McKissack live in St. Louis, Missouri. John McKissack resides in Memphis, Tennessee.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Scholastic Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0545242533
• ISBN 13: 9780545242530
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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