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Forrester, Sandra

Dust from Old Bones

164 pp. | Morrow | August, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-688-16202-9 $$16.00
(4) 4-6 Forrester uses the story of a thirteen-year-old mixed-race girl to explore issues of race, class, and slavery in 1838 New Orleans. Simone is a free black, the daughter of a slave mother and Creole father, who gradually comes to understand how limited her freedom really is. The historical setting is more intriguing than plot or characters, but Simone's diary entries offer plenty of romance and drama.
Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

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