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Ellen's broom Cover Image Book

Ellen's broom

Lyons, Kelly Starling (author.). Minter, Daniel (illustrator.).

Summary: Cherishing the special broom resting above her hearth for its representation of the slave heritage that once forbade legal marriages, Ellen prepares for her parents' triumphant registry at a Reconstruction-era courthouse as lawful husband and wife and proudly carries the broom so that they can repeat a cultural wedding tradition.

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  • ISBN: 9780399250033
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (unnumbered pages) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
    print
  • Publisher: New York, N.Y. : G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2012]

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Target Audience Note:
6-8.
1-3.
AD610L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.5 0.5 148129.
Lexile AD610L

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Genre: Fiction.

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