Winner of the 2006 Coretta Scott King Author Award In this historical masterpiece, Julius Lester tells the story of Emma, slave of Pierce Butler and caretaker of his two daughters, and Pierce, a man with a mounting gambling debt and a household to protect. Using multiple voices, Julius Lester has taken a little-known event in American history and transformed it into a heartbreaking and powerfully dramatic epic about the struggle to affirm humanity in the midst of slavery.
| ISBN: | 9781423104094 |
| Publication date: | 1st April 2007 |
| Author: | Julius Lester |
| Publisher: | Jump at the Sun an imprint of Hachette Book Group USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Genres: |
Children’s, Teenage and Educational |
Winner of the 2006 Coretta Scott King Author Award In this historical masterpiece, Julius Lester tells the story of Emma, slave of Pierce Butler and caretaker of his two daughters, and Pierce, a man with a mounting gambling debt and a household to protect. Using multiple voices, Julius Lester has taken a little-known event in American history and transformed it into a heartbreaking and powerfully dramatic epic about the struggle to affirm humanity in the midst of slavery.
Day of Tears features in the following genres: Children’s, Teenage and Educational
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Day of Tears was written by Julius Lester and published by Jump at the Sun an imprint of Hachette Book Group USA
Day of Tears has 192 pages