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Available
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PB Lyo
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Publication
Simon Pulse (1996), Edition: English Language, 176 pages
Description
A fictionalized version of the life of Harriet Jacobs, told in the form of letters that she might have written during her slavery in North Carolina and as she prepared for escape to the North in 1842.
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Awards
Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award (Nominee — 1996)
Massachusetts Children's Book Award (Nominee — 1998)
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Nominee — 1996)
Cardinal Cup (Noteworthy — 1993)
Iowa Teen Award (Nominee — 1996)
Golden Kite Award (Winner — Fiction — 1993)
Jane Addams Children's Book Award (Honor Book — 1993)
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award (Nominee — Grades 6-9 — 1995)
Isinglass Teen Read Award (Nominee — 2002)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection — 1993)
CCBC Choices (1992)
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (10th Edition: 1988-1992)
Notable Children's Book (1993)
Teacher Favorites Award (1989-1993)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
176 p.; 4.3 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member gkuhns
Harriot Jacobs is born into slavery in the antebellum South. This story details her early life and her eventual escape to the free North. So desperate is Harriet Jacobs for freedom, she lives in a tiny attic space for years rather than return to her cruel owners. The most striking thing about this
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book is its narrative voice. The story is told from the perspective of Harriet Jacobs, in fictional letters she writes to important people in her life, both dead and alive. The writing captures the unique cadence, word choice and sentence structure of a black slave in the South in a way that makes Harriet Jacobs seem all the more alive and real. An appendix with photos and documents of the historical Harriet Jacobs increases the realistic setting and characters. Show Less
LibraryThing member mrindt
This book is a fictionalized version of the life of Harriet Jacobs, told in the form of letters that she might have written during her slavery in North Carolina and as she prepared for escape to the North in 1842. This story details her early life and her eventual escape to the free North. So
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desperate is Harriet Jacobs for freedom, she lives in a tiny attic space for years rather than return to her cruel owners. The most striking thing about this book is its narrative voice. The story is told from the perspective of Harriet Jacobs, in fictional letters she writes to important people in her life, both dead and alive. Show Less
LibraryThing member moran42093
"Letters from a Slave" girl made learning and reading about slavery interesting.
LibraryThing member tanderson414
This was a rather intense book. It had a somewhat slow start, but quickly picked up. The perspective is that of a young slave girl who ultimately finds her way to freedom. Based on the true story of Harriet Jacobs, this in an enthralling book.
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Pages
176