| 41 Temptitle for Title Removal Contributor(s): Finotti, M. C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1561644161 ISBN-13: 9781561644162 Publisher: Pineapple Press OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2008 Annotation: Historical fiction, 1813. The young daughter of former slave and former African princess Ana Jai Kingsley faces the Patriots who want to force Spain out of Florida and return her family to slavery. (8????????????12) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Country Life |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2007042686 |
| Lexile Measure: 830 |
| Series: Florida Historical Fiction for Youth |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.95" W x 8.54" (0.59 lbs) 97 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 129357 Reading Level: 5.3 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Accelerated Reader Quiz #129357. Level 5.3 Winner of the Florida Historical Society's Horgan Award, The Treasure of Amelia Island focuses on eleven-year-old Mary Kingsley, daughter of historical figure Ana Jai Kingsley. It is December 1813. Mary and her family live in La Florida, a Spanish territory under siege by Patriots of the United States of America. The Patriots want to force Spain out of the land it has ruled for nearly three hundred years. Mary is the youngest child of former slave Ana Jai. Her white father freed Mary and the rest of the family, but the Patriots don't care. They see no place for freed people of color in a new Florida and want to make Mary's family slaves again. Against these mighty events, Mary decides to search for a legendary pirate treasure with her brother, George, and her half-brother, Diego. This treasure hunt, filled with danger and recklessness, changes Mary forever. The Kingsley family actually existed in this era. Zephaniah Kingsley married the African slave Ana Jai. He freed her and their three children and they lived at a plantation that you can visit today in northeast Florida.
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Contributor Bio(s): Finotti, M. C.: - M.C. Finotti is a journalist and former teacher who grew up imagining what it would be like to live in the "olden days." The Treasure of Amelia Island is a direct byproduct of those imaginings. Ms. Finotti lives in Atlantic Beach, Florida, with her husband and two children. |