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A picture of freedom : the diary of Clotee, a slave girl /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McKissack, Pat, 1944-2017
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scholastic Inc., 2011.
Series:Dear America.
Subjects:
Slavery > Juvenile fiction.
Underground Railroad > Juvenile fiction.
African American girls > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Literacy > Juvenile fiction.
Diaries > Juvenile fiction.
Slavery > Fiction.
Underground Railroad > Fiction.
African American girls > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Literacy > Fiction.
Diaries > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Diary fiction.
Description
Summary: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.
Item Description:Originally published: New York : Scholastic, 1997.
Physical Description:230 pages : illustrations, maps, facsimiles ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780545242530 (trade)
0545242533 (trade)
9780545265553 (lib. bdg.)
054526555X (lib. bdg.)