A voice of her own
Subtitle: the story of Phillis Wheatley, slave poet
By: Kathryn Lasky ; illustrated by Paul Lee.
Contributors: Lee, Paul, ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 38
Subjects: Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784 -- Juvenile literature; Wheatley, Phillis, 1753-1784; Poets, American -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; African American women poets -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Slaves -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; African American poets -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Poets, American; Slaves; African Americans -- Biography; Women -- Biography
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography; Biography.
Description: A biography of an African girl brought to New England as a slave in 1761 who became famous on both sides of the Atlantic as the first Black poet in America.