Happy Birthday, Addy!: A Springtime Story

It's springtime in Philadelphia, and Addy and her parents have moved from the garret into a boarding house. There Addy finds a wise and inspiring friend, M'dear. Like many people who grew up enslaved, Addy doesn't know when she was born. M'dear encourages Addy to claim a special day for her birthday, but no day seems just right. One day, M'dear falls ill. When Addy and Sarah take a streetcar to get medicine for her, they face prejudice-and danger. M'dear helps Addy overcome her anger and hurt and gives her a deeper understanding of freedom. When Addy finally claims a birthday, she has grown in many ways. Her birthday is a special day indeed, and the whole city celebrates.

Addy and her parents have moved to a boarding house. There Addy meets an inspiring friend, M'dear. Like many people who grew up enslaved, Addy doesn't know when she was born, so M'dear urges Addy to claim a 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.

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.

American Girls series. Includes “A Peek Into The Past, a nonfiction description of the time period.

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