Meet Addy: An American Girl (1993)

by Connie Porter

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Series: American Girls: Addy (1), American Girls (Addy 1)

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Nine-year-old Addy Walker escapes from a cruel life of slavery to freedom during the Civil War.

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Age: 8-10 years old
Awards: 1994 Children’s Choice Award

Jamie202020 | Dec 5, 2022 |

Following the story is information titled "Looking Back 1864". First in a 6 part series.

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A 16-year-old girl cares for her family and meets a seminarian who helps her learn about herself.

BLTSbraille | Nov 23, 2021 |

The story of Addy, a young African girl, who's enslaved in North Carolina and escapes to freedom with her mother.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Connie Porter	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Rosales, Melodye	Illustrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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American Girls (Addy 1)

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Addy: An American Girl, 1864 by Connie Rose Porter

Addy's Story Collection by Connie Porter

Addy (The American Girls Collection) by Connie Porter

Meet the American Girls: Meet Samantha/Meet Molly/Meet Addy/Meet Kirsten/Meet Felicity/Boxed Set by Connie Rose Porter

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Meet Addy: An American Girl

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American Civil War (1861 | 1865)

Underground Railroad

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IRA Children's Choices Reading List (1992-1994)

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For my grandmothers, Adele Houston and Mary Jemison Dunn, For the way back to my Addy

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Addy Walker woke up late on a summer's night to hear her parents whispering.

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Nine-year-old Addy Walker escapes from a cruel life of slavery to freedom during the Civil War.

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This is the first book in the "Addy" series of the American Girls Collection. It introduces Addy Walker, a nine-year-old girl who, in 1864, must leave her family behind when she and her mother escape slavery.

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