Shadows on Society Hill : an Addy mystery
Title:
Shadows on Society Hill : an Addy mystery
Author:
Coleman, Evelyn, 1948-
ISBN:
9781593691622
Publication Information:
Middleton, WI : American Girl, 2007
Physical Description:
180 p. : ill. ; 18 cm
Series:
American girl mysteries
Series Title:
American girl mysteries
Abstract:
When her family moves to Philadelphia's Society Hill neighborhood in 1866, Addy discovers that her new home holds dangerous secrets--including one connected to the North Carolina plantation she had escaped from only two years earlier. Includes a brief overview of the experiences of African Americans during Reconstruction, the period immediately following the Civil War.
Subject:
| African Americans -- Juvenile fiction |
| Mystery and detective stories |
| Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile fiction |
Summary:
When her family moves to Philadelphia's Society Hill neighborhood in 1866, Addy discovers that her new home holds dangerous secrets--including one connected to the North Carolina plantation she had escaped from only two years earlier. Includes a brief overview of the experiences of African Americans during Reconstruction, the period immediately following the Civil War.