My Name Is Sally Little Song

by Brenda Woods

Overview

Sally Harrison and her family are slaves on a plantation in Georgia. But when Master decides to sell Sally and her brother, the family escapes to seek shelter with a tribe of Seminoles who are rumored to adopt runaway slaves. After a perilous journey, Sally’s family finds and joins the tribe. But while her father and brother easily adjust to Indian ways, Sally can’t seem to find her place. Combining the poetry of Sally’s songs with the heartracing tension of the family’s escape, author Brenda Woods delivers a breathtaking story of a girl caught between worlds.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440684401
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	10/18/2007
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
Lexile:	780L (what's this?)
File size:	129 KB
Age Range:	8 - 12 Years

About the Author

Brenda Woods lives in Los Angeles, California.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

The action is fast, the journey fraught with danger; the details bring it home. (Booklist, starred review)

Woods deftly teases out both the light and the dark moments of the experience. . . (School Library Journal)

Editorial Reviews

Gr 4-6-When Pa learns that Master plans to sell five slaves, including his children, he and Mama flee into the night with Sally and Abraham. Following Joshua's star, named by Sally for the slave who alerted them to Master's plan, the family trades cotton picking for alligators, and runs from slave hunters and heartbreak before arriving in Seminole land. Woods precedes each chapter with poignant rhyming verse, presumably the songs that Sally has dreamed up to help her "keep her mind." Based on historical accounts, this novel provides readers with an alternative view of the realities of slavery-an escape to the South rather than North. Woods deftly teases out both the light and the dark moments of the experience, as seen in Sally's realization that she will never be entirely free from fear whether she is known by the last name Henderson or Little Song. This accessible tale will prove a rich resource for study and discussion.-Jill Heritage Maza, Conn Elementary, Raleigh, NC Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

The action is fast, the journey fraught with danger; the details bring it home. (Booklist, starred review)

Woods deftly teases out both the light and the dark moments of the experience. . . (School Library Journal)

From the Publisher