A Voice for Kanzas |
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| Author:
| McArthur, Debra |
| Series title: | Fiction Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-61067-044-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2012 |
| Publisher: | Kane Miller
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $12.99 |
Book Description:
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"Kanzas" Territory in 1855 is a difficult place to settle, particularly for a 13-year-old poet like Lucy Thomkins. Between the proslavery Border Ruffians and Insiders like her father who are determined to make Kansas a free state (not to mention the snakes and the dust storms), it's hard to be heard, no matter your age.But after Lucy makes two new friends - a local Indian boy and a girl whose family helps runaway slaves - she makes choices to prove to herself and others that words and...
More Description"Kanzas" Territory in 1855 is a difficult place to settle, particularly for a 13-year-old poet like Lucy Thomkins. Between the proslavery Border Ruffians and Insiders like her father who are determined to make Kansas a free state (not to mention the snakes and the dust storms), it's hard to be heard, no matter your age.But after Lucy makes two new friends - a local Indian boy and a girl whose family helps runaway slaves - she makes choices to prove to herself and others that words and poems are meaningless without action behind them.