About this book
In the spring of 1865, Addy finds inspiration from a new friend and chooses a birthday for herself as she and her parents try to shape a new life of freedom in Philadelphia despite the racial prejudice they encounter throughout the city.
Subjects
African AmericansBirthdaysFictionFriendshipHistoryJuvenile fictionPrejudicesSlaveryUnited StatesUnited States Civil War, 1861-1865African Americans -- Juvenile fictionFugitive slavesAfrican Americans -- FictionPrejudices -- FictionFriendship -- FictionBirthdays -- FictionSlavery -- FictionUnited States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- FictionJuvenile Historical FictionChildren: Grades 3-4Children's Books/Ages 9-12 FictionHistorical - United States - GeneralPeople & Places - United States - African-AmericanSocial Issues - Prejudice & Racism