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Aladdin Paperbacks, 2000-01-02

Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule

Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule

Jean Karl Books (Paperback)

Harriette Gillem Robinet, Author

Wendell Minor, Illustrator

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9780689833175

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Like other ex-slaves, Paschal and his brother, Gideon, have been promised 40 acres and maybe a mule. But the notorious night riders have plans to take it away, threatening to tear the beautiful freedom that the two boys are enjoying for the first time in their young lives.
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A rare glimpse into Reconstruction, this story gives voice to hope—and the fragile, often unmet promise of justice. Moving and necessary, it honors dignity in the face of betrayal.

Keywords and Themes: Action & Adventure • African American & Black • Dignity • Equality • Freedom • General (see also headings under Family) • Historical • Honor • Hope • Identity • Justice • Juvenile Fiction • Perseverance • Responsibility • Restoration • Social Themes • United States - 19th Century

Readability • 5.6

Age Range • 8-12

Pages • 144

Subjects • African Americans • Reconstruction (U.S. history • 1865-1877) • Slavery • People with disabilities • United States • History • 1865-1898

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General (see also headings under Family) • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 19th Century • Juvenile Fiction | Action & Adventure • Juvenile Fiction | African American & Black

Winner of the 1999 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
A CBC Notable Children's Book in the Field of Social Studies

Two recently freed, formerly enslaved brothers work to protect the new life they've built during the Reconstruction after the Civil War in this vibrant, illustrated middle grade novel.

Maybe nobody gave freedom, and nobody could take it away like they could take away a family farm. Maybe freedom was something you claimed for yourself.

Like other ex-slaves, Pascal and his older brother Gideon have been promised forty acres and maybe a mule. With the found family they have built along the way, they claim a place of their own.

Green Gloryland is the most wonderful place on earth, their own farm with a healthy cotton crop and plenty to eat. But the notorious night riders have plans to take it away, threatening to tear the beautiful freedom that the two boys are enjoying for the first time in their young lives.

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