High hopes for Addy
By: by Connie Porter ; illustrations by John Thompson, and Dahl Taylor ; vignettes Susan McAliley.
Contributors: Thompson, John, ill.; Taylor, Dahl, ill.
Series: The American girls collection
Publisher: Pleasant Co. Publication
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Middleton, WI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 39
Subjects: African Americans -- Juvenile fiction; African Americans -- Fiction; Kites -- Fiction; Schools -- Fiction
Genres: Juvenile fiction.; Fiction.
Description: Addy's new life in Philadelphia in the late 1860s continues to hold surprises, as she competes in a kite festival and her teacher recommends her for the Institute for Colored Youth. Includes informational pages about the Institute for Colored Youth and how to make a kite.
Notes: "Ages 7 and up"cover p. [4].