Charlotte spies for justice : a Civil War survival story /
Smith, Nikki Shannon, 1971-
Charlotte spies for justice : a Civil War survival story / by Nikki Shannon Smith ; illustrated by Alessia Trunfio. - 102 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm - Girls survive . - Girls survive. .
In 1864 twelve-year-old former slave Charlotte is lucky enough to live on a plantation near Richmond, Virginia, owned by a Miss Van Lew, who hates slavery, and when Charlotte overhears a conversation she realizes that her mistress is gathering information and passing it on to the Union army; Charlotte is eager to help, (especially since her own cousin, Mary, is involved) but her enthusiasm may endanger them all--or help free 400 Union soldiers who are being moved from Richmond further south.
RL: 3-5 ; IL: 3-7.
9781496583840 1496583841 9781496584465 1496584465
2019000274
African American girls--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Cousins--Juvenile fiction.
Women spies--Juvenile fiction.
Spies--Fiction.
Slavery--United States--Juvenile fiction.
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile fiction.
Confederate States of America--History--Juvenile fiction.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
Spy fiction.
Charlotte spies for justice : a Civil War survival story / by Nikki Shannon Smith ; illustrated by Alessia Trunfio. - 102 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm - Girls survive . - Girls survive. .
In 1864 twelve-year-old former slave Charlotte is lucky enough to live on a plantation near Richmond, Virginia, owned by a Miss Van Lew, who hates slavery, and when Charlotte overhears a conversation she realizes that her mistress is gathering information and passing it on to the Union army; Charlotte is eager to help, (especially since her own cousin, Mary, is involved) but her enthusiasm may endanger them all--or help free 400 Union soldiers who are being moved from Richmond further south.
RL: 3-5 ; IL: 3-7.
9781496583840 1496583841 9781496584465 1496584465
2019000274
African American girls--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
Cousins--Juvenile fiction.
Women spies--Juvenile fiction.
Spies--Fiction.
Slavery--United States--Juvenile fiction.
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile fiction.
Confederate States of America--History--Juvenile fiction.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile fiction.
Historical fiction.
Spy fiction.