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Title details for I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly by Joyce Hansen - Available

I Thought My Soul Would Rise and Fly

The Diary of Patsy, a Freed Girl: Mars Bluff, South Carolina, 1865

by Joyce Hansen
Barbara Rosenblat
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Since she had secretly learned to read and write as a slave, 12-year-old Patsy is able to document her new life and dreams now that she is free. A time that isn't often written about, the Reconstruction Period offers a fascinating milieu for the reflections of a young girl as she determines what freedom means to her. An epilogue, historical notes, photos, and maps provide additional information.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Dear America

  • Publisher

  • Awards

  • Release date

    February 15, 2006

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 1595196552
      • File size: 114066 KB
      • Duration: 03:57:38

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Text Difficulty: 3-6

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The life of a black girl during the period of Reconstruction is depicted through the thoughts, fears, and observations recorded by Patsy in her secret diary. From the giggles of her high spirits to her softer tones when she mentions the man she has a crush on to her sadness and fear as so many of her "family" leave the plantation, Sisi Johnson perfectly nuances Patsy's hidden emotional life and mirrors her day-to-day existence as the world she knows falls apart all around her. Hope and excitement build, and are dashed, as so many of the promises that are made during Reconstruction are never brought to fruition. What, Patsy wonders, does freedom mean in a South left shattered by the Civil War? W.L.S. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Text Difficulty:3-6

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