I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly

The two-time Coretta Scott King Honor Book recipient offers a poignant narrative about a freed slave girl during the Reconstruction Era in the South.

First sentence: I am so frightened my heart is dancing a reel in my chest.

Year

1997

Language

English

Publisher

Scholastic

Editions

3

Pages

208

ISBN

9780439555050

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