In acclaimed author Patricia McKissack's latest addition to the Dear America line, Lozette, a French slave, whose masters uproot her and bring her to America, must find her place in the New World.
Arriving with her French masters in upstate New York at the tail end of the French-Indian War, Lozette, "Zettie," an orphaned slave girl, is confronted with new landscapes, new conditions, and new conflicts. As her masters are torn between their own nationality and their somewhat reluctant new allegiance to the British colonial government, Zettie, too, must reconsider her own loyalties.
"Her struggle to give up comfort and protection and find true independence is the most moving part of a story seldom told." -- Booklist
Recommended Age | 9 and up |
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Author | Patricia C. McKissack |
ISBN | 0439210380 |
Publication Date | Apr 1, 2004 |
Publisher | Scholastic Inc. |
Series Name | Dear America |
Language | English |