Teen & kids historical fiction about Reconstruction, the period after the US Civil War. Publisher: Simon & Schuster BFYR Date of Addition: 08/09/10 Copyrighted By: A. Reconstruction in YA & Middle Grade Fiction. LaFaye, winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, recounts a young woman's struggle to save her family's land and preserve their memory, illuminating the harsh realities faced by women and freed slaves during the turbulent years after the Civil War.Ĭopyright: 2008 Book Details Book Quality: Publisher Quality ISBN-13: 9781416974963 Related ISBNs: With no legal claim to the land, Stella is confronted with the possibility of losing Oak Grove, the only home she's ever known. Now, the bank has foreclosed on the plantation - and the day of the auction is rapidly approaching. My Name is Marisol (Beautifully Unbroken 6) By Michelle St Claire, Msb. So Stella stands alone as she fights to follow through on her father's dream to leave Oak Grove to her and the slaves. The white Southerners reject her, and the freed men can't trust her after generations of enduring the horrors of slavery. Unlike most Southerners, Stella sees herself as equal to the African Americans she works side-by-side with in the cotton fields. After her father is killed and her mother succumbs to yellow fever, it's up to Stella to run Oak Grove, her family's plantation.
LaFaye, winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, recounts a young woman's struggle to save her family's land and preserve their memory, illuminating the harsh realities faced by women and freed slaves during the turbulent years after the Civil War.Stella Reid is fighting to save the home she loves. Now, the bank has foreclosed on the plantation - and the day of the auction is rapidly approaching.
Stella Reid is fighting to save the home she loves.
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