Black Angels |
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| Authors: | Brown, Linda Beatrice |
| Topics: | Slavery, Civil War, African American History/Interest |
| Lexile: | 690, |
| Publisher: | Penguin Young Readers Group |
| BISAC/Subject: | YAF046120, YAF018050, YAF024160 |
| ISBN: | 9781101133811, Related ISBNs: 0399250301, 1101133813, 9780399250309, 9781101133811 |
| Classification: | Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 272, |
| Audience: | Young adult |
It?s near the end of the war, and rumors of emancipation are swirling. Eleven-year-old Luke decides to run away to freedom and join the Union Army. But he doesn?t find the Yankee troops he was hoping for. Instead, he finds nine-year-old Daylily, lost in the woods after suffering an unspeakable tragedy. Her master set her free, but freedom so far has her scared and alone.
Also lost in the woods is seven-year-old Caswell, the son of a plantation owner. He was only trying to find his Mamadear after the Yankees burned their house with all their fine things. He wanted to be brave. But alone in the woods with two slave children, he quickly loses all his courage, and comes to greatly depend upon his new friends. In the chaos and violence that follows, the three unrelated children discover a bond in each other stronger than family.
A touching, beautifully written narrative, Black Angels is a riveting, special read.
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