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McGill, Alice

Miles' Song

213 pp. | Houghton | April, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-395-97938-2 $$15.00
(3) 4-6 Miles, a slave who works in the plantation's great house, is caught looking at a book and sent away to the "breaking ground" where, instead of having his spirit broken, he secretly learns to read. Returning to the plantation, he labors as a field hand and plots his escape from slavery. Although the last few chapters don't seem as carefully crafted as most of the novel, the story remains powerful and moving.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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