num_pages: 176
description: A collection of fictional letters vividly recreate the life and times of Harriet Ann Jacobs, a young slave girl who escaped to freedom in the 1840s and who became a published author and abolitionist.
language: English
title: Letters From a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs
titlecomplete: Letters From a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs
characters: Harriet Ann Jacobs
genres: Fiction, 19th Century, Classics, Teen, Young Adult, Historical, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Civil War, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 571
places: North Carolina
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: SCBWI Golden Kite Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Jane Addams Children's Book Award
category: Older Children
publisher: Atheneum