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Broyles, Anne

Priscilla and the Hollyhocks

32 pp. | Charlesbridge | February, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-1-57091-675-5 $15.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Anna Alter. This book tells of Priscilla, a girl born a slave whose mother is sold away from her. To comfort the girl, Old Sylvia teaches Priscilla how to make dolls from the hollyhocks her mother planted. The telling is sometimes poetic, sometimes stilted ("I'd never heard of 'rithmetic"). Sweeping acrylic illustrations show Priscilla's determination. An author's note gives more history.
Reviewer: Henrietta M. Smith

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