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Do You Know Them? Families Lost and Found After the Civil War
After the war ended, everyone was missing someone. Lettie was missing her family. They had been sold and lost long before enslavement was abolished. Every week, she read the advertisements in the newspapers to her congregation. Lettie was determined to find her loved ones too. She saved every penny she earned, but not to buy candy or toys. She saved for something better--something that would bring her whole family together. Moving and triumphant, Lettie's story is inspired by the actual "lost" ads that were printed in newspapers after the Civil War ended.
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★ “Keller tells the story in a straightforward way, letting the poignant ads speak for themselves. Using beautiful patterns and rich, warm colors, often against white backgrounds, Freeman creates sympathetic fictional characters while expressing their emotions through their body language and their facial expressions. A simply written, moving picture book.” —Booklist, starred review
★ “A riveting lesson on Reconstruction. This richly inspiring and informative picture book illuminates an oft-overlooked—but incredibly important—chapter of U.S. history.”
—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Keller’s poignant portrayal of Lettie’s plight becomes a means for comprehending the widespread suffering, loss, and grief post-war and amid all the transitions that followed. Educators and parents will appreciate the instructional layers of this work of historical fiction, which centers the roles of hard work, sacrifice, literacy, and community in the tasks of finding family after the historical and intergenerational traumas of American slavery." —School Library Journal.