The minstrel's melody /
In 1904, twelve-year-old Orphelia follows her dream by running away from home to join an all-black minstrel show headed for the Saint Louis World's Fair, and learns about her family's troubled past in the process.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Middleton, WI :
Pleasant Company Publications,
2001.
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| Series: | History mysteries ;
11. |
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| Summary: | In 1904, twelve-year-old Orphelia follows her dream by running away from home to join an all-black minstrel show headed for the Saint Louis World's Fair, and learns about her family's troubled past in the process. |
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| Item Description: | "American girl." |
| Physical Description: | 163 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Awards: | Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies, 2002. |
| ISBN: | 1584853115 1584853107 (pbk.) |