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Elizabeth Yates

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1) Amos Fortune, free man

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Yates, Elizabeth

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The life of the eighteenth-century African prince who, after being captured by slave traders, was brought to Massachusetts where he was a slave until he was able to buy his freedom at the age of sixty.

2) The journeyman

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Yates, Elizabeth

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3) My diary-- my world

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Yates, Elizabeth

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Drawing on her diaries and journals written from the time she was 12 until she was almost 20, the author depicts her life as daughter of a well-to-do-upstate New York family and her determination to become a writer despite her family's objections.

4) Sir Gibbie

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One of the true high marks in George MacDonald's literary career was reached with the publication in 1879 of Sir Gibbie, the captivating story of a mute orphan with an angel's heart set in the highlands of Scotland. Every MacDonald reader has his or her favorite, but it is safe to say that Sir Gibbie is near the top of the list for lovers of fairy tale, poetry, and novels alike. The character of "wee Sir Gibbie" mysteriously embodies hints from the...

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Elizabeth Yates

1) Amos Fortune, free man

2) The journeyman

3) My diary-- my world

4) Sir Gibbie