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I THOUGHT MY SOUL WOULD RISE AND FLY: The Diary of
Patsy, a Freed Girl
by Joyce Hansen
Scholastic
ISBN: 0590849131
Ages 9-12
Just after the Civil War ends in 1865, Patsy
stays on at the North Carolina plantation where she was once a slave,
hoping to reunite with her family. She is overjoyed to be free at
last, especially since she has learned to read by listening to lessons
given to the master's family. When a teacher who is supposed to arrive
at the plantation is delayed, Patsy has the opportunity to use her
talent. She steps up and helps the plantation's other newly-freed
slaves learn to read and write.
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