Dear America: A Picture of Freedom

1997

In 1859 twelve-year-old Clotee, a house slave who must conceal the fact that she can read and write, records in her diary her experiences and her struggle to decide whether to escape to freedom.

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39 released books

Dear America

Dear America is a 39-book series with 39 released primary works first released in 1996 with contributions by Kathryn Lasky, Kristiana Gregory, and Barry Denenberg.

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When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864

Slave Girl: The Diary Of Clotee, Virginia, USA 1859

Series

9 released books

Mon Histoire

Mon Histoire is a 9-book series with 9 released primary works first released in 1996 with contributions by Patricia C. McKissack, Kristiana Gregory, and Kathryn Lasky.