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A fictionalized biography of the eighteenth-century African woman who, as a child, was brought to New England to be a slave, and after publishing her first poem when a teenager, gained renown throughout the colonies as an important black American poet.Tags
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I used this novel with my 8th-grade class. It offered enough historical facts that it went perfectly with the unit I was doing. It is well written in a language that is easy to follow and understand.
It allows the reader to see the effect the American Revolution and slavery had on the individuals who experienced it firsthand.
It allows the reader to see the effect the American Revolution and slavery had on the individuals who experienced it firsthand.
I like the authors take on Phillis. She made her the perfect sassy little thing. It is great to see everything that Phillis accomplished in her life. And, very saddening only to see those wonderful accolades come crashing down around her after she married and started her own life, outside the Wheatley family.
Phillis had an impact in the American Revolution. Wether she is given credit in history is one thing. She wrote beautiful letters filled to the brim with her poetry about how slavery and the revolution were linked together.
A great read on a very important trailblazer in the black community.
Phillis had an impact in the American Revolution. Wether she is given credit in history is one thing. She wrote beautiful letters filled to the brim with her poetry about how slavery and the revolution were linked together.
A great read on a very important trailblazer in the black community.
Very sad book it had me crying throught and thought
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55 Works 17,997 Members
Young adult author Ann Rinaldi was born in New York City on August 27, 1934. After high school, she became a secretary in the business world. She got married in 1960 and stopped working, but after having two children she decided to try writing. In 1969, she wrote a weekly column in the Somerset Messenger Gazette and in 1970 she wrote two columns a show more week for the Trentonian, which eventually led to her writing features and soft new stories. She published her first novel Term Paper in 1979, but was ultimately drawn to writing historical fiction when her son became involved in reenactments while he was in high school. Her first historical fiction novel was Time Enough for Drums. She also writes for the Dear America series. She currently lives in Somerville, New Jersey with her husband. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons: The Story of Phillis Wheatley
- Original publication date
- 1993
- People/Characters
- Phillis Wheatley; Rachel Marsh; Matthew Kilroy; John Adams
- Important places
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Braintree, Massachusetts, USA; England, UK
- Important events
- American Revolution (1775 | 1783)
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Kids, Historical Fiction, Teen
- DDC/MDS
- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PZ7 .R459 .H — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- 859
- Popularity
- 31,814
- Reviews
- 3
- Rating
- (3.55)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 19
- ASINs
- 6
