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I thought my soul would rise and fly, the diary of Patsy, a freed girl, by Joyce Hansen

Label
I thought my soul would rise and fly, the diary of Patsy, a freed girl, by Joyce Hansen
Language
eng
Illustrations
mapsmusicillustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
820L, Lexile
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
I thought my soul would rise and fly
Responsibility statement
by Joyce Hansen
Sub title
the diary of Patsy, a freed girl
Summary
Twelve-year-old Patsy, of Mars Bluff, South Carolina, keeps a diary of the ripe but confusing time following the end of the Civil War and the granting of freedom to former slaves. A historical note following the story contains factual information about the period of Reconstruction, including photographs and maps
Target audience
juvenile