Day of tears

Type

Book

Authors

Lester, Julius

ISBN 13

9780786804900

Tags

ALA notable childrens books, Booklist Editors' Choice, Coretta Scott King Award, YALSA Best Books for Young Adults, abolitionists, African Americans, Auctioneers, Cruelty, Enslaved People, freedom seekers, racism, slave trade, slave traders, Slaveholders, slavery

Abstract

When gambling debts and greed enter into the Butler household, Pierce Butler decides to host the biggest slave auction in American history and breaks a promise by selling Emma, his most-valued slave and caretaker of his children--a decision that brings about unthinkable consequences.

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