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Other editions of book A picture of Freedom: The diary of Clotee, a slave girl

  • A picture of Freedom: The diary of Clotee, a slave girl

    Pat McKissack

    Paperback (Scholastic, March 15, 2002)
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  • PICTURE OF FREEDOM

    PATRICIA C. MCKISSACK

    Hardcover (Scholastic, March 15, 1997)
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  • A Picture of Freedom

    Patricia C McKissack

    Hardcover (Scholastic US, March 15, 2011)
    Coretta Scott King Award winner and Newbery Honor author Patricia McKissack's inspiring A PICTURE OF FREEDOM is now back in print with a gorgeous new cover! It's 1859 and Clotee, a twelve-year-old slave, has the most wonderful, terrible secret. She knows that if she shares it with the wrong person, she will face unimaginable consequences. What is her secret? While doing her job of fanning her master's son during his daily lessons, Clotee has taught herself to read and write. However, she soon learns that the tutor, Ely Harms, has a secret of his own. In a time when literacy is one of the most valuable skills to have, Clotee is determined to use her secret to save herself, and her family.
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