Status
Available
Genres
Publication
American Girl (2007), 192 pages
Description
When her family moves to Philadelphia's Society Hill neighborhood in 1866, Addy discovers that her new home holds dangerous secrets--including one connected to the North Carolina plantation she had escaped from only two years earlier. Includes a brief overview of the experiences of African Americans during Reconstruction, the period immediately following the Civil War.
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Addy saves a man's life, and the man offers her father a job and her family a new, fancy home. Addy and her family are very excited about their new home, but Addy soon discovers a mystery- and is accused of stealing! She finds out about two mysteries at once- a former spy is hiding out in secret
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passages in the main house, and something strange is happening with the betrothed of the man she saved. Finally she discovers her secret- she is not caucation, but rather a former slave with very pale skin. Addy's solution of the mystery has saved her family's home, her father's job, and her good name. Show Less
Awards
Edgar Award (Nominee — Juvenile — 2008)
Books From All 50 States (and Washington, D.C.!) (Pennsylvania)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2007-02-20
Physical description
192 p.; 5.13 inches
ISBN
1593691629 / 9781593691622
Local notes
young readers