Hope's Gift
Picture Book - 2012
A runaway slave during the Civil War, Hope's father returns after the Emancipation Proclamation as a member of the U.S. Colored Troops.
- Details
- Full Record
- Additional Info
Searching for more content…
Searching for more content…
Publisher:
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2012
ISBN:
9780399160011
0399160019
0399160019
Branch Call Number:
JP LYONS
Characteristics:
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm
Additional Contributors:
Opinion
From Library Staff
From Library Staff
List - "African Americans in Times of War" - a Black History Month 2018 Booklist for Young People
SCCLD LIBRARIANS FOR KIDS
Nov 17, 2017
SCCLD LIBRARIANS FOR KIDS
Nov 17, 2017
Before fleeing the plantation, Hope's father tells her that the sound of freedom is found in the conch shell he gives her. Listening to it keeps Hope optimistic until Papa comes to rescue them as a member of the U.S. Colored Troops after the Emancipation Proclamation.
From the critics
Community Activity
Comment
Add a CommentThere are no comments for this title yet.