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Day of tears : a novel in dialogue  Cover Image Book Book

Day of tears : a novel in dialogue / Julius Lester.

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0786804904
  • Physical Description: 177 pages ; 20 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children, [2005]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177).
Citation/References Note:
School Library Journal starred
Book Links (A.L.A.)
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Target Audience Note:
NP Lexile
3.6 Follett Library Resources
5-8
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader MG+ 4.8 4 4 86562
Subject: Slave trade > Fiction.
Savannah (Ga.) > History > Fiction.
Slaves > United States > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Slave trade > Fiction.
Savannah (Ga.) > History > Fiction.
Slaves > United States > Fiction.
Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Bethlehem Area Public Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Bethlehem Main Library jY (Text) 33062005917373 Juv Middle Reader Available -


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