Voice of Her Own: Candlewick Biographies: The Story of Phillis Wheatley, Slave Poet

A Voice of Her Own: Candlewick Biographies: The Story of Phillis Wheatley, Slave Poet

By Kathryn Lasky

"Lasky shows not only the facts of Wheatley's life but also the pain of being an accomplished black woman in a segregated world."N"Booklist." Illustrations.

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Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
Publish Date: 09/11/2012
Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9780763660918
ISBN-10: 0763660914
Language: English

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"Lasky shows not only the facts of Wheatley's life but also the pain of being an accomplished black woman in a segregated world." -- Booklist In 1761, a young girl was sold to the Wheatley family in Boston, who named her Phillis after the slave schooner that had carried her. Kidnapped from her home in Africa and shipped to America, she'd had everything taken from her-her family, her name, and her language. But Phillis had a passion to learn. Amid the tumult of the Revolutionary War, Phillis Wheatley became a poet and ultimately had a book of verse published, establishing herself as the first African- American woman poet this country had ever known.
Back matter includes an author's note, an illustrator's note, sources, and an index.

About the Author

Kathryn Lasky is the author of many books for children, including SUGARING TIME, a Newbery Honor Book; SHOW AND TELL BUNNIES and SCIENCE FAIR BUNNIES; and VISION OF BEAUTY: THE STORY OF SARAH BREEDLOVE WALKER.

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