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| Genre/Form: | Juvenile materials Fiction Juvenile fiction |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Lester, Julius. Day of tears. New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2005 (OCoLC)607759035 |
| Material Type: | Elementary and junior high school, Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Julius Lester |
| ISBN: | 0786804904 : 9780786804900 |
| OCLC Number: | 57424574 |
| Notes: | "Jump at the sun." |
| Awards: | A Junior Library Guild selection. Coretta Scott King Award, author, 2006. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2006. |
| Description: | 177 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Contents: | Slaves on master Butler's plantation -- Slaves on mistress Henfield's plantation -- The Butler family -- The Henfield family -- Slave owners and businessmen -- Later generations. |
| Responsibility: | Julius Lester. |
Abstract:
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.
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