I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl, Mars Bluff, South Carolina 1865
39 Dear America

I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly

The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl, Mars Bluff, South Carolina 1865

By
Joyce Hansen
Joyce Hansen
1997 • 202 pages

Ratings6

Average rating4.3

15

The two-time Coretta Scott King Honor Book recipient offers a poignant narrative about a freed slave girl during the Reconstruction Era in the South.

Tags

Become a Librarian

Series

Featured Series

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.

A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620
The Winter of Red Snow
When Will This Cruel War Be Over?: The Civil War Diary of Emma Simpson, Gordonsville, Virginia, 1864
Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie
Slave Girl: The Diary Of Clotee, Virginia, USA 1859
I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly: The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl, Mars Bluff, South Carolina 1865
Dear America: A Picture of Freedom
Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R.M.S. Titanic, 1912
Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catharine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763
A Line in the Sand
Early Sunday Morning: the Pearl Harbor Diary of Amber Billows, Hawaii, 1941
A Light in the Storm: The Diary of Amelia Martin

Reviews

Popular Reviews

Reviews with the most likes.

There are no reviews for this book. Add yours and it'll show up right here!

Top Lists

See all (4)

List

9 books

Owned

gingeraffe91
Audrey Meihak
The Jewel
That Was Then, This Is Now
The Black Key
The Outsiders
The White Rose
A Great and Terrible Beauty
Rumble Fish

List

594 books

Library

jworthington
John
The Art of Tasha Tudor
Pearls of Lutra
Salamandastron
The Wellness Encyclopedia of Food and Nutrition: How to Buy, Store, and Prepare Every Variety of Fresh Food
Bottom Line's Prescription for Drug Alternatives
A Secret Courage
The Tuckers That Kitten Again!

List

130 books

Books I Own

missnana
Johanna Florez
How Shall We Then Care?: A Christian Educator's Guide to Caring for Self, Learners, Colleagues, and Community
Forgiving What You Can't Forget
Time Well Spent: A Practical Guide to Developing Your Daily Devotions
Return to Sender
Wonder
True Believer

List

498 books

Childhood Reads

sydneytheb
Sydney
Calico Bush
Betsy and Tacy go downtown
The Book of Hours
All-of-a-Kind Family
Strawberry Girl
Betsy and Joe
Betsy and the great world

Related Books

Books

9 books

Readers of This Book Also Enjoyed

If you enjoyed this book, then our algorithm says you may also enjoy these.

The Naive and the Sentimental Novelist
32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny: Life Lessons from Teaching
Gesichter
Gender Explorers: Our Stories of Growing Up Trans and Changing the World
Death for Dinner Cookbook - 60 Gorey-Good, Plant-Based Drinks, Meals, and Munchies Inspired by Your Favorite Horror Films
Microbrewer Alchemist