| The Letter Writer Contributor(s): Rinaldi, Ann (Author) |
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ISBN: 0547327854 ISBN-13: 9780547327853 Publisher: Clarion Books OUR PRICE: $9.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 730 |
| Series: Great Episodes |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 4" W x 7" (0.31 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Cultural Region - South |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 126308 Reading Level: 4.7 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Eleven-year-old Harriet Whitehead is an outsider in her own family. She feels accepted and important only when she is entrusted to write letters for her blind stepmother. Then Nat Turner, a slave preacher, arrives on her family's plantation and Harriet befriends him, entranced by his gentle manner and eloquent sermons about an all-forgiving God. When Nat asks Harriet for a map of the county to help him spread the word, she draws it for him--wanting to be part of something important. But the map turns out to be the missing piece that sets Nat's secret plan in motion and makes Harriet an unwitting accomplice to the bloodiest slave uprising in U.S. history. Award-winning historical novelist Ann Rinaldi has created a bold portrait of an ordinary young girl thrust in to a situation beyond her control. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rinaldi, Ann: - ANN RINALDI is an award-winning author best known for bringing history vividly to life. A self-made writer and newspaper columnist for twenty-one years, Ms. Rinaldi attributes her interest in history to her son, who enlisted her to take part in historical reenactments up and down the East Coast. She lives with her husband in central New Jersey. |