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Author:

Broyles, Anne, 1953-

Title:

Priscilla and the hollyhocks / Anne Broyles ; illustrated by Anna Alter.

Publisher:

Charlesbridge,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

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

Subject:

Slavery--Juvenile fiction.
Hollyhock--Juvenile fiction.
Trail of Tears, 1838-1839--Juvenile fiction.
United States--History--1815-1861--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Slavery--Fiction.
Hollyhock--Fiction.
Trail of Tears, 1838-1839--Fiction.
United States--History--1815-1861--Fiction.
African Americans--Fiction.
Children's stories.

Other Authors:

Alter, Anna, 1974- ill.

Summary:

A young African American girl is sold away from her mother as a slave, and then later is sold to a Cherokee Indian, but eventually she is bought by a white man who not only sets her free, but adopts her into his family of fifteen children. Based on a true story; includes instructions for making a hollyhock doll.

ISBN:

1570916756
9781570916755

OCLC:

(OCoLC)85161936

LCCN:

2007002281

Locations:

GFPE771 -- Altoona Public Library (Altoona)

NHPD993 -- Belmond Public Library (Belmond)

ARPC277 -- Leon Public Library (Leon)

ZLPD437 -- Missouri Valley Public Library (Missouri Valley)

EJPD605 -- Rock Rapids Public Library (Rock Rapids)