A Voice of Her Own: The Story of Phillis Wheatley, Slave Poet
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"Lasky shows not only the facts of Wheatley's life but also the pain of being an accomplished black woman in a segregated world." - BOOKLIST
"We'll call her Phillis."
In 1761, a young African girl was sold to the Wheatley family in Boston, who named her Phillis after the slave schooner that had carried her. Kidnapped from her home in Africa and shipped to America, she'd had ev... More
"We'll call her Phillis."
In 1761, a young African girl was sold to the Wheatley family in Boston, who named her Phillis after the slave schooner that had carried her. Kidnapped from her home in Africa and shipped to America, she'd had ev... More
Book Information
Publisher | Candlewick Press |
Binding | Paperback |
Reading Level | Ages 9-12 |
# of Pages | 48 |
ISBN-10 | 0763660914 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0763660918 |
Publication Date | 09/11/2012 |
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About Paul Lee (Illustrator) : Paul Lee is a published author and an illustrator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Paul Lee include A Voice of Her Own: A Story of Phillis Wheatley, Slave Po... more
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