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Treemonisha
By Medearis, Angela Shelf & Bryant, Michael J. & Joplin, Scott
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-80501-748-9
- Publisher
- New York : H. Holt, c1995.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 1996
Gr 2-6 This oversized illustrated book is based on Scott Joplin's opera of the same name. Set in September, 1884, on an abandoned plantation in a remote, wooded corner of Arkansas, the story concerns the lives and hopes of former slaves. Treemonisha, born soon after emancipation, has been well educated, thanks to her parents' hard work and her own determination. Now a young woman recently returned from college, she clashes with the local conjure man, who has been breeding ignorance and supe...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
