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Stealing freedom
By Carbone, Elisa Lynn
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-67999-307-0
- Publisher
- New York : Knopf : c1998.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 1999
Gr 6-10 A deftly crafted story, based on the life of Ann Maria Weems, who was born into slavery in Maryland in the 1840s. Despite the grim realities of her situation, Ann Maria grows up secure in the love of her family. However, her master's debts are many and so her beloved brothers are sold without warning. Abolitionists are able to buy the freedom of the rest of the family, but the master refuses to part with Ann Maria. She suffers regularly at the hands of her mistress, a woman barren, it seems, in both bo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
