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Title details for My Name is Not Friday by Jon Walter - Available

My Name is Not Friday

by Jon Walter
Dion Graham
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A gorgeously written account of a freeborn black boy sold into slavery during the Civil War; think 12 Years a Slave for young adults.

Well-mannered Samuel and his mischievous younger brother Joshua are free black boys living in an orphanage during the end of the Civil War. Samuel takes the blame for Joshua's latest prank, and the consequence is worse than he could ever imagine. He's taken from the orphanage to the South, given a new name — Friday — and sold into slavery. What follows is a heartbreaking but hopeful account of Samuel's journey from freedom, to captivity, and back again.
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Publisher: Scholastic Inc. Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781338243994
  • File size: 286509 KB
  • Release date: June 1, 2017
  • Duration: 09:56:53
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Historical Fiction Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:840
Text Difficulty:4-5

A gorgeously written account of a freeborn black boy sold into slavery during the Civil War; think 12 Years a Slave for young adults.

Well-mannered Samuel and his mischievous younger brother Joshua are free black boys living in an orphanage during the end of the Civil War. Samuel takes the blame for Joshua's latest prank, and the consequence is worse than he could ever imagine. He's taken from the orphanage to the South, given a new name — Friday — and sold into slavery. What follows is a heartbreaking but hopeful account of Samuel's journey from freedom, to captivity, and back again.
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Historical Fiction Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature