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I thought my soul would rise and fly : the diary of Patsy, a freed girl /

Twelve-year-old Patsy keeps a diary of the ripe but confusing time following the end of the Civil War and the granting of freedom to former slaves.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hansen, Joyce
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scholastic, [1997]
Series:Dear America.
Subjects:
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) > Juvenile fiction.
United States > History > 1865-1898 > Juvenile Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) > Fiction.
United States > History > 1865-1898 > Fiction.
Diaries > Fiction.
Description
Summary:Twelve-year-old Patsy keeps a diary of the ripe but confusing time following the end of the Civil War and the granting of freedom to former slaves.
Physical Description:202 pages : illustrations, maps, music ; 22 cm.
Awards:Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book, 1998
ISBN:0590849131 (alk. paper)