Evelyn Coleman
Author
Series
American Girl history mysteries volume 6
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Description
In 1928, when her father tears her and her brother from their mother in North Carolina and takes them to live with aunts in Harlem, twelve-year-old Bessie is trapped in a strange place, especially after her father mysteriously disappears.
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Description
When her family moves to Philadelphia's Society Hill neighborhood in 1866, Addy discovers that her new home holds dangerous secrets--including one connected to the North Carolina plantation she had escaped from only two years earlier. Includes a brief overview of the experiences of African Americans during Reconstruction, the period immediately following the Civil War.
6) Born in sin
Author
Pub. Date
[2001]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Despite serious obstacles and setbacks, fourteen-year-old Keisha pursues her dream of becoming an Olympic swimmer and medical doctor.