Friday, October 22, 2010

Good Fortune by Noni Carter



Abstract: Brutally kidnapped from her African village and shipped to America, a young girl struggles to come to terms with her new life as a slave, gradually rising from working in the fields to the master's house, secretly learning to read and write, until, risking everything, she escapes to seek freedom in the North.










Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 489 p.

1 comment:

Danette said...

I loved this book!