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Walter, Jon

My Name Is Not Friday

376 pp. | Scholastic/Fickling | January, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-0-545-85522-8 $18.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-0-545-86371-1
(3) YA During the Civil War, twelve-year-old Samuel is sold into slavery by the head of his orphanage home. Faking illiteracy to survive, Samuel grapples with the paradoxes (such as a friendly master) of life within an inhuman system and dismantles his ideas of right and wrong, a process rich with religious underpinnings. Memorable characters portray the complexity of slavery in this hard-hitting tale.
Reviewer: Lauren Causey

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