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Author Broyles, Anne, 1953- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjvPvVy8hTm6tyXQvrQxym

Title Priscilla and the hollyhocks / Anne Broyles ; illustrated by Anna Alter.

Publication Info. Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2008]
©2008

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Children's & Young Adult Collection  CH/YA Easy Broyle Pri 2008    In Process  ---
Edition First edition.
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Summary A young African American girl is sold away from her mother as a slave, and then later is sold to a Cherokee Indian, but eventually she is bought by a white man who not only sets her free, but adopts her into his family of fifteen children. Based on a true story; includes instructions for making a hollyhock doll.
Subject Slavery -- Juvenile fiction.
Hollyhock -- Juvenile fiction.
Trail of Tears, 1838-1839 -- Juvenile fiction.
United States -- History -- 1815-1861 -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Picture books for children.
Trail of Tears (1838-1839) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vB9fKBYdxQv8wDPhfry
Chronological Term 1815-1861
Genre/Form Fiction
History
Juvenile works
Historical fiction.
Picture books.
Juvenile literature.
Added Author Alter, Anna, 1974- illustrator https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJvt9CYw7K8gKcvTFYFVG3
Other Form: Online version: Broyles, Anne, 1953- Priscilla and the hollyhocks. First edition (OCoLC)1226554058
ISBN 9781570916755 (reinforced for library use)
1570916756 (reinforced for library use)