| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
177 p. ; 20 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177). |
| Indexed In: |
Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005 |
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School Library Journal starred, March 2005 |
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Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2006 |
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Book Links (A.L.A.), March 2005 |
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Booklist starred, February 2005 |
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Pub Weekly, May 2005 |
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Kirkus Starred, March 2005 |
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Horn Book, October 2005 |
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Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2005 |
| Summary |
Presents an historical fiction written in first-person format that follows Emma, the slave of Pierce Butler, through a series of events in her life as her master hosts the largest slave auction in American history in Savannah, Georgia in 1859 in order to pay off his mounting gambling debts. |
| Audience |
3.6 |
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5-8 Follett Library Resources |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG RL 4.8 4.0 86562 LARK PCMS WEST. |
| Awards |
Coretta Scott King Award, 2006 |
| Subject |
Slave trade -- Fiction.
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Savannah (Ga.) -- History -- Fiction.
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Slaves -- United States -- Fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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| ISBN |
0786804904 |
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