Water Steps

Nissa's Place

Black Gold

Missy Violet and Me

My Canary Yellow Star

Man O'War

The King of Mulberry Street

Tituba of Salem Village

Stella Reid is fighting to save the home she loves. After her father is killed and her mother succumbs to yellow fever, it's up to Stella to run Oak Grove, her family's plantation. Unlike most Southerners, Stella sees herself as equal to the African Americans she works side-by-side with in the cotton fields. The white Southerners reject her, and the freed men can't trust her after generations of enduring the horrors of slavery. So Stella stands alone as she fights to follow through on her father's dream to leave Oak Grove to her and the slaves. His will is nowhere to be found. Now, the bank has foreclosed on the plantation -- and the day of the auction is rapidly approaching. With no legal claim to the land, Stella is confronted with the possibility of losing Oak Grove, the only home she's ever known. In this inspiring novel, A. LaFaye, winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction, recounts a young woman's struggle to save her family's land and preserve their memory, illuminating the harsh realities faced by women and freed slaves during the turbulent years after the Civil War.

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Water Steps

A. LaFaye, 2012

Nissa's Place

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Black Gold

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Missy Violet and Me

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My Canary Yellow Star

Eva Wiseman, 2001

Man O'War

Walter Farley, 1962

The King of Mulberry Street

Donna Jo Napoli, 2005

Tituba of Salem Village

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