Connie Rose Porter
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Company
Pub. Date
c1993
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
65 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Addy and Harriet feud over everything, including fund-raising plans to help the families of freed slaves, but tragedy finally forces them to stop fighting and work together.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co
Pub. Date
c1994
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
61 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
After the Civil War ends, Addy desperately hopes that her family will be reunited in freedom in Philadelphia, but the future may hold both happiness and heartache.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publication
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
39 p. : col. ill. ; 15 cm.
Language
English
Description
Addy's new life in Philadelphia in the late 1860s continues to hold surprises, as she competes in a kite festival and her teacher recommends her for the Institute for Colored Youth. Includes informational pages about the Institute for Colored Youth and how to make a kite.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Company Publications
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
47 p. : col. ill. ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
Though her parents "jumped the broom" to get married when they were slaves, now that they are living free in Philadelphia after the Civil War they plan to have a church wedding and Addy works to complete a special quilt to give them as a wedding gift.
Author
Publisher
Pleasant Co. Publications
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
38, [10] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1866, eleven-year-old Addy and her family gather in Cape Island, later known as Cape May, New Jersey, where she encounters an impoverished white girl who treats her badly.
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
150 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Having Poppa home fills Addy's heart with happiness, and moving to a boarding house brings a new special friend--one who encourages Addy to always stay hopeful for the future. Then Addy enjoys the victory of having her idea chosen for a fair fundraiser, where a friendship is born, and the answer to a riddle brings a wonderful surprise. But will the rest of Addy's family be reunited before the New Year?
11) Finding freedom
Author
Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
161 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Addy Walker's family is planning a dangerous escape from slavery during the summer of 1864. But before they can leave, the most terrible thing Addy can imagine happens--her Poppa and her brother, Sam, are sold! Addy and her Momma decide they must head out on their own. Although the road to freedom is difficult, Addy's new life brings new friends, school, and even the opportunity to help others. But when will her family be reunited?
Author
Series
Publisher
Pleasant Publications
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
42 p. ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
After her brother joins the family in Philadelphia at the end of the Civil War, Addy wants to be with him as much as possible, so she is jealous when he starts spending time with her friend's cousin. Includes information about the life of African Americans in Philadelphia in the 1860s and a recipe for letter cookies.
Author
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2006
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
6 sound discs (6 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 10 books.
Language
English
Description
Meet Addy Walker, a courageous nine-year-old girl growing up during the Civil War. When her poppa dna brother are sold to another plantation, Addy and her mother take the terrible risk of escaping to freedom in the North. To get away safely, they must leave Addy's baby sister behind in the slave quarters--her cries could cost them their freedom. As Addy and Momma slowly build a new life in Philadelphia and struggle to bring their family together again,...
