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Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule

By: Harriette Gillem Robinet
Narrated by: Andrea Johnson
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Twelve-year-old Pascal can hardly believe his ears. His older, run-away brother has returned to the plantation with an amazing story: President Lincoln has freed the slaves. Not only that, each newly-freed family can have 40 acres of land and maybe a mule, just for the asking. Now all Pascal and his brother have to do is sneak away from their angry master - and find out where the government is giving away farmland. But as they search, they still must hide from men who would force them back to slavery. Will Pascal ever know true freedom?

The granddaughter of slaves on Robert E. Lee's Virginia estate, Harriette Gillem Robinet bases this story on research and oral stories of slavery. Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule sheds new light on the little understood time of Reconstruction in the South. Narrator Andrea Johnson vividly brings to life the adventures that could have happened to one small group of African Americans.

©1998 Harriette Gillem Robinet (P)2000 Recorded Books, LLC Action & Adventure Black & African American Growing Up & Facts of Life Historical Historical Fiction Literature & Fiction Multicultural Stories Social & Life Skills

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This book would be good to go along with teaching the Reconstruction period in the US after the Civil War. It is written that even 3rd graders could understand but still interesting enough for middle schoolers. It covers many of the interactions and events that happened to people in the South during this time period.

Good historical fiction

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This book needs to be "required reading" for elementary school children through out the country.

required reading

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I was very impressed with this audio. My son is ADHD and has problems comprehending reading. We decided to try audio for his required reading. He we able to fallow along with his book at home. The person read very well and I was even interested in the story. Very good.

very well read

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I would highly recommend this book to children, teens, and adults. So much history in it! Good, captivating story!

Great book!

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I found this story insightful. It goes to the heart of the reconstruction era. It encompasses the hope and the confusion of that time period through the eyes of those struggling in the midst of it.

Worth Your Time

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This book goes from chapter one to chapter six and is very confusing, I’m not sure what or why it’s like this but it ruins the book

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