Charlotte spies for justice, a Civil War survival story, by Nikki Shannon Smith ; illustrated by Alessia Trunfio
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Charlotte spies for justice, a Civil War survival story, by Nikki Shannon Smith ; illustrated by Alessia Trunfio
Language
eng
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illustrationsgenealogical tables
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no index present
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fiction
Main title
Charlotte spies for justice
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1082327360
Responsibility statement
by Nikki Shannon Smith ; illustrated by Alessia Trunfio
Series statement
Girls survive
Sub title
a Civil War survival story
Summary
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
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pre adolescent
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- African American girls -- Juvenile fiction
- Slavery -- Fiction
- Confederate States of America -- History -- Juvenile fiction
- Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction
- Confederate States of America -- Fiction
- Spies -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Slavery -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction
- Action and adventure fiction
- Adventure stories
- Women spies -- Juvenile fiction
- African Americans -- Fiction
- Cousins -- Fiction
- Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction
- Spy fiction
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction
- Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction
- Cousins -- Juvenile fiction
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- Subject19
- African American girls -- Juvenile fiction
- Slavery -- Fiction
- Confederate States of America -- History -- Juvenile fiction
- Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction
- Confederate States of America -- Fiction
- Spies -- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Slavery -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction
- Action and adventure fiction
- Adventure stories
- Women spies -- Juvenile fiction
- African Americans -- Fiction
- Cousins -- Fiction
- Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction
- Spy fiction
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction
- Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction
- Cousins -- Juvenile fiction
- Author1
- Illustrator1
- Is Part Of1
- Mapped to1