Sound the Jubilee |
Publication Information
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Author: Forrester, Saundra |
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Title: Sound the Jubilee |
Date: 1995 |
Publisher: Lodestar Books |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 0-525-67468-1 |
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
historical fiction, fiction
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HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies
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Summary: |
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. |
Teaching Ideas: |
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.
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