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A Picture of Freedom

The Diary of Clotee a Slave Girl Belmont Plantation Virginia 1859

Dear America Ser.

by Patricia C. McKissack

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.

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Book Information

Copyright year 1997
ISBN-13 9780545242530
ISBN-10 0545242533
Class Copyright
Publisher Scholastic Incorporated
Subject Fiction;Juvenile Fiction
File Size 0 MB
Number of Pages 240
Shelf No. KN416
Grade Range 3 - 7
Ages 8 - 12