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Miss Crandall's School for Young Ladies & Little Misses of Color
48 pp.
| Boyds/Wordsong |
September, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-1-59078-456-3$17.95
(2)
4-6
Illustrated by
Floyd Cooper.
Quaker Prudence Crandall created a school for African American girls in largely white 1830s Connecticut. The school's short-lived history ended in violence. Alexander's and Nelson's sonnets, which take on the voices of individual students, create a portrait of a determined community of learners. Cooper's spacious landscapes ground the book, and his portraits have a quiet dignity and elegance.
Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2007