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A Picture of Freedom (The Diary of Clotee, A Slave Girl) by Patricia C. McKissack

Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Middle-grade novel, historical fiction 1859 United States Twelve-year-old girl as main character Rating: A great story told in the voice of a slave girl with some very heartwrenching parts. Short, short summary: Clotee is an orphan slave girl, who is owned by Master Henley and Miss Lilly. Because she [...]

October 11, 2008 in McKissack, Patricia C., Middle Grade Novel
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