Day of tears
Subtitle: a novel in dialogue
By: Julius Lester
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Hyperion Books for Children
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 177
ISBN-13: 9780786804900
Subjects: Juvenile fiction; African Americans; Slavery; Fiction
Description: Emma has taken care of the Butler children since Sarah and Frances's mother, Fanny, left. Emma wants to raise the girls to have good hearts, as a rift over slavery has ripped the Butler household apart. Now, to pay off debts, Pierce Butler wants to cash in his slave "assets", possibly including Emma.
Notes: "Jump at the sun."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 177).

Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG+ 4.8 4.

A Junior Library Guild selection.

Coretta Scott King Award, author, 2006.

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2006.
Table of contents: title: Slaves on master Butler's plantation; title: Slaves on mistress Henfield's plantation; title: The Butler family; title: The Henfield family; title: Slave owners and businessmen; title: Later generations.