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Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule
Contributor(s): Robinet, Harriette Gillem (Author)

ISBN: 0780799569 ISBN-13: 9780780799561
Publisher: Perfection Learning

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Binding Type: Prebound - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: February 2000
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Annotation: Like other ex-slaves, Paschal and his brother, Gideon, have been promised 40 acres and maybe a mule. But the notorious night riders have plans to take it away, threatening to tear the beautiful freedom that the two boys are enjoying for the first time in their young lives.

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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - General (see Also Headings Under Family)
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century
- Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure - General

Dewey: FIC

Age Level: 10-13

Grade Level: 5-8

Series: Jean Karl Books (Prebound)

Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5.98" W x 7.82" L (0.38 lbs) 132 pages

Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Demographic Orientation - Rural
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Topical - Physically Challenged

Features: Bibliography

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 27750
Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
Winner of the 1999 Scott O'Dell Award

A Notable Children's Book in the Field of Social Studies

"Maybe nobody gave freedom, and nobody could take it away like they could take away a family farm. Maybe freedom was something you claimed for yourself."

Like other ex-slaves, Pascal and his older brother Gideon have been promised forty acres and maybe a mule. With the family of friends they have built along the way, they claim a place of their own. Green Gloryland is the most wonderful place on earth, their own family farm with a healthy cotton crop and plenty to eat. But the notorious night riders have plans to take it away, threatening to tear the beautiful freedom that the two boys are enjoying for the first time in their young lives. Coming alive in plain, vibrant language is this story of the Reconstruction, after the Civil War.

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