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A Picture of Freedom
The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl
By McKissack, Pat
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-59025-988-0
- Publisher
- New York : Scholastic, c1997.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on September 1, 1997
Gr 4-6 Clotee is an orphan living on the plantation of "Mas' Henley" and "Miz Lilly." Her owners have put her to work fanning Miz Lilly and her young son William during tutoring sessions. William may not be keen to learn, but Clotee is. She has learned to read while looking over the boy's shoulder and eventually she teaches herself how to write. She practices her newfound skills by writing in a makeshift, secret di...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
