| Good Fortune Contributor(s): Carter, Noni (Author) |
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ISBN: 1416984801 ISBN-13: 9781416984801 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2010 Annotation: Based on a true story, "Good Fortune" traces one girl's journey from slavery to freedom, as told by 18-year-old Noni Carter in her dazzling debut. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Africa - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009036270 |
| Lexile Measure: 760 |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6" W x 8.5" (1.29 lbs) 496 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 135741 Reading Level: 5.2 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 17.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the tradition of Copper Sun and Chains, this is the stirring tale of a girl's journey from Africa to freedom and from youth to womanhood, as recounted in this dazzling debut novel. Ayanna Bahati lives in a small African village when she is brutally kidnapped, along with her brother, and forced onto a slave ship to America. As Ayanna, renamed Anna, rises from the cotton fields to the master's house, she finds the familial love she's been yearning for in elderly Mary and Mary's son Daniel--but she is also faced with more threats to her survival. Risking everything to escape the plantation, Anna manages to make it north and to freedom, eventually settling in the free black community of Hudson, Ohio, and educating herself to become a teacher. |
Contributor Bio(s): Carter, Noni: - NONI CARTER is a 19-year-old honors student who enjoys writing, music and tennis. She is a sophmore at Harvard University. Noni lives in Fairburn, Georgia with her parents, two younger sisters, and an older brother. Good Fortune is her first novel. |