Maritcha, A Nineteenth-Century American Girl
This Coretta Scott King Honor Book provides a much-needed window into a little-documented time in black history. The poignant story, based on the memoir of Maritcha Rémond Lyons, shows what it was like to be a black child born free and living in New York City in the mid-1800s.
Book Info
Ages: 8-10
Read time: 45-60 mins
AR LEVEL: 7.5+
LEXILE©: 1190L
Ages: 8-10
Read time: 45-60 mins
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