Pre-Owned Dear America: I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly - Library Edition (Hardcover) by Joyce Hansen

from KylieBrigham

The "Dear America" series are perfect for young girls (or boys) who have an interest in learning about history while reading an engaging narrative account. This book, specifically, offers a narrative account of a freed slave girl during the Reconstruction era in the South; the accounts of her lif...

from mom2lnb

Being a lover of history and historical fiction, I've been very excited about trying out the Dear America series for quite some time. Since all the books are written by different authors, I'm not sure how they compare to this one, but I was very pleased with my first foray into the series. I Thou...

from lmaddux

Helps kids have an idea about American History. Good for reading aloud

from abbylibrarian

I'm really enjoying the audiobooks from the Dear America series. I can see why kids like them - they bring history to life. This is painless historical fiction!

from sgerbic

Reviewed December 2006 This diary is about a slave child of 12/13 years old who stutters and limps and is emancipated by the Civil War. She learns to read and write and keeps it a secret from everyone as she knows it is a punishable offense. I wish Hansen had written this book in the language and...