My name is Phillis Wheatley
Subtitle: a story of slavery and freedom
By: Afua Cooper
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9781553378129
Subjects: Juvenile fiction; African American poets; Slaves; Biography; American Poets
Description: The remarkable story of the young slave Phillis Wheatley, America's first black poet.

This book is a novelization of the life and hardships faced by Phillis Wheatley, whose life was devastated by slave traders. After being sold to Susanna Wheatley, Phillis is taught to read and write poetry. The plot contains descriptions of violence.
Notes: Accelerated Reader MG 5.7 4 4 132509