Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl
By (Author) Tonya Bolden
Abrams
Abrams Books for Young Readers
1st June 2015
United States
Children
Non Fiction
973.5
Paperback
56
Width 257mm, Height 254mm, Spine 6mm
320g
This Coretta Scott King Honor Book provides a much-needed window into a little-documented time in black history. The poignant story, based on the memoir of Maritcha Rmond Lyons, shows what it was like to be a black child born free and living in New York City in the mid-1800s.
Tonya Bolden has written a number of books for children, teens, and adults. She lives in New York City.