Charlotte spies for justice : a Civil War survival story / by Nikki Shannon Smith ; illustrated by Alessia Trunfio.
by Smith, Nikki Shannon [author.]; Trunfio, Alessia [illustrator.].
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BookSeries: Girls survive.Publisher: North Mankato, Minnesota : Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint , [2019]Description: 102 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.ISBN: 9781496583840; 9781496584465.Subject(s): African American girls -- Juvenile fiction | Cousins -- Juvenile fiction | Women spies -- Juvenile fiction | Slavery -- United States -- Juvenile fiction | Adventure stories | African Americans -- Fiction | Cousins -- Fiction | Spies -- Fiction | Slavery -- Fiction | Adventure and adventurers -- Fiction | Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction | Confederate States of America -- History -- Juvenile fiction | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction | Confederate States of America -- Fiction | Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Fiction | United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- FictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction. | Action and adventure fiction. | Spy fiction.DDC classification: 813.6 | Fic Summary: In 1864 twelve-year-old former slave Charlotte is lucky enough to live on a plantation near Richmond, Virginia, owned by a Miss Van Lew, who hates slavery, and when Charlotte overhears a conversation she realizes that her mistress is gathering information and passing it on to the Union army; Charlotte is eager to help, (especially since her own cousin, Mary, is involved) but her enthusiasm may endanger them all--or help free 400 Union soldiers who are being moved from Richmond further south.
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In 1864 twelve-year-old former slave Charlotte is lucky enough to live on a plantation near Richmond, Virginia, owned by a Miss Van Lew, who hates slavery, and when Charlotte overhears a conversation she realizes that her mistress is gathering information and passing it on to the Union army; Charlotte is eager to help, (especially since her own cousin, Mary, is involved) but her enthusiasm may endanger them all--or help free 400 Union soldiers who are being moved from Richmond further south.
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