Addy and her mother make a terrifying journey north, holding fast to their dream that the war will end and their family will one day be together again in freedom.
Paperback: 80 pages 6.125" W x 8.5" H Hardcover: 80 pages 6.5" W x 8.75" H Ages 7 and up
Meet Julie - Book 1 by Megan McDonald illustrated by Robert Hunt, Susan McAliley and George Sebok PB 978-1-59369-257-5 $6.95 HC 978-1-59369-287-2 $12.95
1994 Children's Choice Award, Children's Book Council/International Reading Association
The Horn Book, Inc.: Without romanticizing a shameful period in American history, the compelling and gripping narratives focus on Addy, a young girl enslaved in North Carolina who escapes to freedom with her mother, and her struggles as a free person trying to learn to read. Each book ends with an informative synopsis of the African-American experience during the time period. (1994)
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