Letters from a Slave Girl
Publication Information
Author:  Lyons, Mary	Illustrator:
Title:  Letters from a Slave Girl	Date:  1992
Publisher:  Scribner's Sons	City:  New York, NY
ISBN, paperback:  0-684-19446-5	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:
General Information:
Book Type(s):    historical fiction, letters
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
Drawn from her 1861 autobiography, these fictionalized letters tell the story of Harriet Jacobs, a slave from North Carolina who went through great struggles to escape slavery. The book ends with two family trees, one a Black family and one White, a glossary of 19th-century words, and an extensive bibliography.
Teaching Ideas:
Students interested in history, especially in African-American history, will find these letters captivating. Nonetheless, teachers may want to pick and choose, reading some letters aloud and assigning others. The book would fit well in a unit on slavery, on African-American history, or on strong women characters from history. Students who enjoy this book may want to turn to several other books by Mary E. Lyons, including Stitching Stars: The Story Quilts of Harriet Powers or Sorrow's Kitchen: The Life and Folklore of Zora Neale Hurston.
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Ethnic Groups > African-American Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > endurance Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > hopes/dreams Hardships > adversity History > time period > 19th Century History > region > U.S. history Social Studies > sociology > women Social Studies > sociology > social issues > racism

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