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Sound the Jubilee |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Forrester, Saundra | Illustrator: |
| Title: Sound the Jubilee | Date: 1995 |
| Publisher: Lodestar Books | City: New York |
| ISBN, paperback: 0-525-67468-1 | ISBN, hardback: |
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| ABE/ABLE: | ESOL: |
| Family: Yes | Young Adult: Yes |
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General Information: |
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| Book Type(s): historical fiction, fiction | |
GED Descriptor(s): social studies |
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Summary: |
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| During the Civil War, Maddie, an eleven-year-old house slave, journeys with her mistress to Nags Head near Roanoke Island which has become a Yankee-protected community for run-away slaves. Maddie grows up there with her family and finds a place for herself in a rapidly changing world. The book is based on a little-known episode in American history. | |
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| A character study of Maddie might interest students. The different points of view about risk-taking, leaving, or staying offer opportunities for comparison/contrast activities. Also comparison and contrast of the family relationships would highlight issues of the book, i.e., mother/daughter, father/daughter, father/mother. If used with other Civil War books, students could develop a timeline of the events of the plot and the major events of the War. www.civilwar.ocm | |
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