In , twelve-year-old Clotee, a house slave who must conceal the fact that she can read and write, records in her diary her experiences and her struggle to decide whether to escape to freedom. Includes historical notes. "Belmont Plantation, Virginia, "--Cover. Originally published: The book Slave Girl is an African-American Girl's Diary from In that time period it was illegal for Slaves to read or write, but Clotee was educating her self in secret. Clotee kept her Diary hidden in fear that Mas' Henley would find it. Mas' Henley was a cruel human being who would kill Slaves out of his own anger of something he had done. Set in , it is written in diary form and tells of Clotee a slave who is learning to read and write in secret. Most words she can associate with pictures, but 'freedom is just a word'. Through the novel she tries to understand the word freedom and gain a picture to go along with that word as she tries to free herself from slavery.
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Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author Patricia McKissack's inspiring A PICTURE OF FREEDOM is now back in print with a gorgeous new cover! It's and Clotee, a twelve-year-old slave, has the most wonderful, terrible secret. She knows that if she shares it with the wrong person, she will face unimaginable consequences. In twelve-year-old Clotee, a house slave who must conceal the fact that she can read and write, records in her diary her experiences and her struggle to decide whether to escape to freedom. Paths to Freedom: Literacy and Folk Traditions in Recent Narratives about Slavery and Emancipation. Beyond the Image: Adolescent Girls, Reading, and Social Reality. In , twelve-year-old Clotee, a house slave who must conceal the fact that she can read and write, records in her diary her experiences and her struggle to decide whether to escape to freedom. Includes historical notes.
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