A scrapbook kept by a young black girl details her experiences and those of the older white woman, "Miss Bet, " who had freed her and her family, sent her north from Richmond to get an education, and then worked to bring an end to slavery. Based on the life of Elizabeth Van Lew.
year: 2000, 2001
call number/section: 1000, 973.7
subjects: van lew, elizabeth l., 1818-1900, juvenile fiction, fiction, slavery, fiction, abolitionists, scrapbooks, historical fiction, united states, history, 1849-1877, fiction, civil war, 1861-1865, 1861-1865, civil war, -fiction, united states history civil war, 1861-1865, united states history, 1849-1877, van lew, elizabeth l, 1818-1900, standard 1: historical fiction
Editions
Lyons, Mary E
Atheneum Books for Young Readers (2000)
A scrapbook kept by a young black girl details her experiences and those of the older white woman, "Miss Bet," who had freed her and her family, sent her north from Richmond to get an education, and then worked to bring an end to slavery. Based on the life of Elizabeth Van Lew.
Schools: 25
Lyons, Mary E
Scholastic (2001)
A scrapbook kept by a young black girl details her experiences and those of the older white woman, "Miss Bet, " who had freed her and her family, sent her north from Richmond to get an education, and then worked to bring an end to slavery. Based on the life of Elizabeth Van Lew.
Schools: 1
Lyons, Mary E
A scrapbook kept by a young black girl details her experiences and those of the older white woman, "Miss Bet, " who had freed her and her family, sent her north from Richmond to get an education, and then worked to bring an end to slavery Based on the life of Elizabeth Van Lew.
Schools: 1