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Light in the darkness /

Risking a whipping if they are discovered, Rosa and her mama sneak away from their slave quarters during the night to a hidden location in a field where they learn to read and write in a pit school.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cline-Ransome, Lesa
Other Authors: Ransome, James (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Disney/Jump at the Sun Books, [2013]
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Reading > Fiction.
Learning > Fiction.
Slavery > Fiction.
African Americans > Fiction.
Southern States > History > 1775-1865 > Fiction.
Slaves > Southern States > Juvenile fiction.
Reading > Juvenile fiction.
Learning > Juvenile fiction.
Slavery > Juvenile fiction.
African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Southern States > History > 1775-1865 > Juvenile fiction.
Fiction.
History.
Juvenile works.
1775 - 1865
African Americans.
Learning.
Reading.
Slavery.
Slaves.
Southern States.
Description
Summary:Risking a whipping if they are discovered, Rosa and her mama sneak away from their slave quarters during the night to a hidden location in a field where they learn to read and write in a pit school.
Item Description:"A story about how slaves learned in secret"--Cover.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781423134954
1423134958