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Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons - Ann Rinaldi

Description: ISBN 1406312487 / Genre: Junior Books / Author: Ann Rinaldi / Paperback / 320 Pages / Book is published 2008-10-06 by Walker

Newest Review: ... works of poetry published. The book is about how her creativity and talent gave her privileges and acceptance (the latter ... more

... mainly in England) that others of her race, (and in fact most other women, regardless of race) would struggle to attain. However, all the time she wished for her freedom, without fully understanding the word. The book is written as a novel rather than a biography, and covers only a part of Wheatley's short life. It appears to be well-researched and the author explains clearly in her notes at the back of the book, who are real characters and who are fiction, and clarifies Phillis's connection to real life events...more

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Hang a Thousand Trees with Ribbons - Ann Rinaldi: Celebrity or Slave? (630 words)
by - written on 16/02/09 (Very useful, 161 readings)
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I didn't actually realise when I got this book that it was actually aimed at Young Adults and had a recommended age of 10-14 (since when has 10 been an adult?! Maybe since 13 year olds can father children....). I think if I had known this I wouldn't have got it, but now I am glad I did. Whilst I would think the appeal would be more to the older end of the age range, it also offers something for the 'regular' adult reader who likes historical novels. The story is based on the life of the first black woman poet, Phillis Wheatley. Phillis (the name of the slave ship that brought her, as a child, to Boston, America, in the 1760s) was recognised as a bright ... Read the complete review