A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia 1859 (Dear America Series )

A Picture of Freedom: The Diary of Clotee, a Slave Girl, Belmont Plantation, Virginia 1859 (Dear America Series )

By Patricia C. McKissack, Pat McKissack

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Grades 4 - 8Grade 5n/a4.637516
A slave girl's secret writings reveal that hope and strength can prevail even in the face of unspeakable hardship.
Publisher: Scholastic
ISBN-13: 9780439555012
ISBN-10: 0439555019
Published on 11/1/2003
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 128

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So far, I'm loving this book! The girl in the book writes below an oak tree. She's trying her best to make sure no one figures out of her writing. Slaves in the day weren't supposed to know how to read or write, at least, where she's at for sure. Her name is Clotee. Slavery is such a terrible thing but reading books like these ones, which are historical fiction, teach you so much about history and just in general. It also gives you a peek into the harsh parts of the past and real things that happen. It blows my mind that these are real things that at one point happened or existed! Slavery is just no good. This book is amazing though, truly. I very much would say you should check out this book. I still haven't finished it but it's already so amazing! Dear America books are some of my top favorites for sure.

A Picture of Freedom is set in a tragic time period . Clottee, a slave girl learns to read and write on the plantation. Many surprises come her way and you can connect with how she feels during the story.

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this book is amazing you should read it and i love it