This is a double of a book in my classroom library. Addy faces a great deal of predjudice in Philadelphia, but she learns new wisdom from a new boarder at the boarding house where she lives- M’dear. Her father finally finds a carpenter job that will take an African American man. When the Cival War ends, Addy has finally found the perfect day for her birthday. ( )

Addy faces a great deal of predjudice in Philadelphia, but she learns new wisdom from a new boarder at the boarding house where she lives- M’dear. Her father finally finds a carpenter job that will take an African American man. When the Cival War ends, Addy has finally found the perfect day for her birthday. ( )