Based on a true story, tells about a young slave girl who is sold away from her mother, then later sold to a Cherokee Indian; but a white man buys her, sets her free, and adopts her into his already large family.
year: 2008
call number/section: 1000
subjects: slavery, juvenile fiction, hollyhock, trail of tears, 1838-1839, african americans, fiction, united states, history, 1815-1861, juvenile fiction, fiction, picture books, historical fiction
Editions
Broyles, Anne
Charlesbridge (2008)
Based on a true story, tells about a young slave girl who is sold away from her mother, then later sold to a Cherokee Indian; but a white man buys her, sets her free, and adopts her into his already large family.
Schools: 5
Broyles, Anne
Traces the life of a young girl named Priscilla, from her time as a slave on a plantation to her forced march on the Trail of Tears to a chance encounter that leads her along the path to freedom.
Schools: 3