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Kidnapped from her home in Senegal and sold as a slave in 1761, Phillis Wheatley--as she comes to be known--stuns her adopted country by becoming America's first published black poet. Includes a reader's guide.
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Summary edit
A fictionalized biography of the of the eighteenth century African women, who as a child, was brought to New England to be a slave, and after publishing her first poem when a teenager gained renown throughout the colonies as an important back American poet.
Characters/People edit
- Phillis: Main character slave in love with Nathaniel.
- Nathaniel: master of Phillis and kind of a gerk in some cercumstances.
- Mary Enderby: Add a description of this character.
- Phillis Wheatley
- Aunt Cumsee
- John Peters
- Quinn
- Sulie
- Kunkle
- Philhis
- Maria
- Robin
- Lathrop
- John Avery
- Obour
- Aaron Lopez: This character doesn't exist
- Dahobar
- Benjamin Franklin
- John Hancock
- Dr. Sprague
- Mrs. Chelsea
- Graves
- Mr. Mein
- Phihis
- Mrs. Wheafley
- Wheatleys
- Occom
- Fox Hunter
- Messrs. Hussey
- Mr. Lewis
- Tanner
- Bettie
- Hutchinson
Setting & Locations edit
- London
- Boston
- England
- America
- Newport
- Africa
- Bristol
- Washington
- Massachusetts
- Lord Dartmouth
- Madeira
- Cambridge
First Sentence edit
"What do you remember, Phillis? What do you remember?"
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Great Episodes. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Ann Rinaldi (Author)
Subjects edit
- Books › Children's Books › History & Historical Fiction › United States › Fiction › Colonial
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Biographies › United States
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Explore the World › Fiction
- Books › Teens › Authors, A-Z › ( R ) › Rinaldi, Ann
- Books › Children's Books › People & Places › Multicultural Stories › African-American
- Books › Teens › History & Historical Fiction › Historical Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › History & Historical Fiction › Fiction
- Books › Children's Books › Literature
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