My Seneca village

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Information & Library Science Library — Juvenile

Call Number
J811 Nelson
Status
Available

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Summary

"One of America's most honored writers--a Newbery Honor medalist, Coretta Scott King Medalist, and a three-time National Book Award finalist--draws upon history, and her astonishing imagination, to revive the long lost community of Seneca Village."--Jacket.

Contents

Welcome to My Seneca village -- The poems. Land owner -- 15¢ futures -- Saplings -- Across the parade -- African Mutual Relief Society -- Too light for gravity -- Under the fathomless -- Gradual emancipation -- Sky-land -- Bring out your dead -- The yellow girl -- The Park Theatre -- The Shakespeare riot -- Hand-me-down petticoat -- Wild night -- Fire, ice, kiss -- Tub-men -- Conductor -- The cotillion -- Address -- Babylon -- Counting blessings -- Thompson and Seaman vows, African Union Church -- New York to Nicaragua -- Nicaragua crossing -- Penny postcard -- Words and whispers -- Little box -- Council of Brothers -- Miracle in the collection plate -- Cassidy's -- Professor Hesser, music lessons -- Sisters of Charity -- The deaf boy -- Make-believe -- To know -- Rejoice with me -- Sleep-out -- Pig on the ice -- The Law of Eminent Domain -- Uncle Epiphany -- About the poems.

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