Shadows on Society Hill : an Addy mystery
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Shadows on Society Hill : an Addy mystery
AUTHOR:
Coleman, Evelyn, 1948-
ISBN:
9781593691622
PUBLICATION_INFO:
Middleton, WI : American Girl, 2007
PHYSICAL_DESC:
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 |
BIBSUMMARY:
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.