Connie Rose Porter
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
"With authority and grace" (Essence), Imani All Mine tells the story of Tasha, a fourteen-year-old unwed mother of a baby girl. In her ghettoized world where poverty, racism, and danger are daily struggles, Tasha uses her savvy and humor to uncover the good hidden around her. The name she gives her daughter, Imani, is a sign of her determination and fundamental trust despite the odds against her: Imani means faith. Surrounding Tasha and Imani is a...
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
161 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1864, after her father and brother are sold to a new owner, nine-year-old Addy Walker and her mother escape from slavery in North Carolina to freedom in Philadelphia.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
c1993
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
68 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
After escaping from a plantation in North Carolina, Addy and her mother arrive in Philadelphia, where Addy goes to school and learns a lesson in true friendship.