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Evans, Freddi Williams

Hush Harbor: Praying in Secret

32 pp. | Carolrhoda | November, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8225-7965-6 $16.95
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Erin Bennett Banks. This story highlights the bravery of young protagonist Simmy and his community of fellow slaves who dared to gather to pray in secret. The lyrical prose is sprinkled with lines from spirituals. Rich, dark-hued illustrations contrast the background of cotton fields, symbolic of a slave's endless labor, with the woods representing freedom.
Reviewer: Henrietta M. Smith

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