If I Just Had Two Wings Contributor(s): Schwartz, Virginia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0773761926 ISBN-13: 9780773761926 Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2002 Annotation: "In her dreams, Phoebe twirls through rows of sea island cotton as a white dress blows around her knees like a breeze. As she dances, she loses all memory of being born a slave on an Alabama plantation. She lifts up her feet and flies high above the fields, as light as air. Before her a single white star shines." Thirteen-year-old Phoebe has always dreamed of leaving her life as a slave behind. She has heard whispers about a secret path to freedom, and she has seen what can happen to those who take it and fail. But freedom means more to Phoebe than anything, and when she meets Liney, a strong young woman who picks cotton next to her, they form a plan to escape together. One night, Poebe, Liney, and Liney_s two small children flee under cover of darkness. Following clues from the songs and stories they have heard, the runaways elude slave catchers and reach the first stop on the Underground Railroad. It is only one safe house in a chain that leads all the way north to Canada. But between them and freedom, lie miles and miles of unfriendly country and dangers too horrible to imagine. Winner, Silver Birch Award, 2002 Winner, Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction A 2005 New York Public Library selection for Books for the Teen Age |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - General - Young Adult Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2002281009 |
Lexile Measure: 600 |
Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.17" W x 7.64" (0.56 lbs) 221 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
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Publisher Description: In her dreams, Phoebe twirls through rows of sea island cotton as a white dress blows around her knees like a breeze. As she dances, she loses all memory of being born a slave on an Alabama plantation. She lifts up her feet and flies high above the fields, as light as air. Before her a single white star shines. Thirteen-year-old Phoebe has always dreamed of leaving her life as a slave behind. She has heard whispers about a secret path to freedom, and she has seen what can happen to those who take it and fail. But freedom means more to Phoebe than anything, and when she meets Liney, a strong young woman who picks cotton next to her, they form a plan to escape together. One night, Poebe, Liney, and Liney's two small children flee under cover of darkness. Following clues from the songs and stories they have heard, the runaways elude slave catchers and reach the first stop on the Underground Railroad. It is only one safe house in a chain that leads all the way north to Canada. But between them and freedom, lie miles and miles of unfriendly country and dangers too horrible to imagine. Winner, Silver Birch Award, 2002 Winner, Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction A 2005 New York Public Library selection for Books for the Teen Age |
Contributor Bio(s): Schwartz, Virginia Frances: - Virginia Frances Schwartz is the author of a number of historical books for older readers, including Initiation, Send One Angel Down, and If I Just Had Two Wings, winner of the Silver Birch Award and the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction. She lives in New York City.Schwartz, Virginia: - Virginia Frances Schwartz |