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Author:

Battle-Lavert, Gwendolyn.

Title:

Papa's mark / by Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert ; illustrated by Colin Bootman.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Holiday House,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Voting--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.--1863-1877--Fiction.
African Americans--History--1863-1877--Juvenile fiction.
Fathers and sons--Fiction.
Literacy--Fiction.
Southern States--History--1865-1877--Fiction.
Southern States--History--1865-1877--Juvenile fiction.

Other Authors:

Bootman, Colin, ill.

Summary:

After his son helps him learn to write his name, Samuel T. Blow goes to the courthouse in his Southern town to cast his ballot on the first election day ever on which African Americans were allowed to vote.

Indexed by:

Kirkus 02/01/2004.
PW 02/09/2004.
SLJ Feb 2004.
Bklst 12/15/2003.

ISBN:

082341650X (lib. bdg.) :
9780823416509 (lib. bdg.) :

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

VFPB334 -- Elgin Public Library (Elgin)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

MGPD463 -- Humboldt Public Library (Humboldt)

MBPE423 -- Robert W. Barlow Memorial Library (Iowa Falls)

D8PD522 -- North Liberty Community Library (North Liberty)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

AXPF626 -- Oskaloosa Public Library (Oskaloosa)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)