Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule

by Harriette Gillem Robinet

Paperback, 2000

Status

Available

Local notes

PB Rob

Barcode

1602

Genres

Publication

Aladdin (2000), Edition: Reprint, 144 pages

Description

Born with a withered leg and hand, Pascal, who is about twelve years old, joins other former slaves in a search for a farm and the freedom which it promises.

Original language

English

Physical description

144 p.; 5.13 inches

User reviews

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Pasacal, a slave boy who's about twelve years old, was born with a withered hand and leg, so he never did heavy work. Now that the Civil War is over, Pascal and his older brother, Gideon, and nine year old Nelly, a slave from their plantation, decide to claim the forty acres and a mule being
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offered to former slaves. They don't get the mule, but they do get the forty acres, and Pascal is determined to help out in building their new home. Can Pascal, his brother, and little Nelly, who's like a sister to him, build a life outside slavery?

This is a good book to talk about what the slaves faced outside of slavery.
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Pages

144

Rating

(11 ratings; 4)
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