num_pages: 144
description: In 1865, two African-American brothers run away from their slave owners and claim a forgotten piece of land for their own, and even after their farming success is later taken away from them, they have learned the power of freedom and equality.
language: English
title: Forty Acres And Maybe A Mule
titlecomplete: Forty Acres And Maybe A Mule
genres: Fiction, Historical, Civil War, Juvenile, School, Young Adult, Middle Grade, Childrens, Historical Fiction, African American
ratings_count: 647
awards: awardedAt: 915177600000
name: Scott O'Dell Award
publisher: Atheneum