Day of Tears by Julius Lester
Since their mother Fanny left, Emma has taken care of the Butler children, Sarah and Frances. She wants to raise them to have good hearts, as a rift in morals has ripped the Butler household apart: Sarah and their mother oppose the inhumanity of slavery while Frances and their father Pierce believe in the Southern lifestyle and treatment of blacks. Now, to pay off mounting gambling debts, Pierce decides to cash in on his " assets" and host the biggest slave auction in American history, at the price of his humanity. During those two days in Georgia, the skies weep on the proceedings below, for although Butler promises Emma's parents not to sell her, money, desperation, and greed enable him to justify his any misdeed. Through flashbacks and flash-forwards, and shifting first-person points of view, readers will travel with Emma and others through time and place, and come to understand that every decision has its consequences, and final judgment is passed down not by man, but by his maker. Julius Lester is a master of storytelling and transforms this little known piece of American history into one of the most dramatic and impressive works of his brilliant career.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780786804900 |
| ISBN 10 | 0786804904 |
| Title | Day of Tears |
| Author | Julius Lester |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 2005-04-13 |
| Number of pages | 177 |
| Prizes | Winner of Coretta Scott King Award (Author) 2006, Commended for Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens (Ten to Fourteen) 2006, Commended for Nene Award 2007, Short-listed for California Young Reader Medal (Middle School) 2008, Short-listed for Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award (Young Adult) 2009, Short-listed for Virginia Readers Choice Award (Middle School) 2008, Short-listed for Nutmeg Book Award (Teen) 2009, Short-listed for South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Junior Book) 2007, Short-listed for Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award 2007, Short-listed for Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers 2006 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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