Good Fortune
Kindle Edition
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers · Ebook · January 4, 2011
In the tradition of Copper Sun and Chains, this is the stirring tale of a girl’s journey from Africa to freedom and from youth to womanhood, as recounted in this dazzling debut novel.
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- Who it’s for
- History unfolds through one young woman’s fight for survival, connection, and self-education.
- Themes
- Enslavement, Freedom, Coming of age
- Genres
- 19th-Century US YA, African American YA, Prejudice & Racism for Teens
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In the tradition of Copper Sun and Chains, this is the stirring tale of a girl’s journey from Africa to freedom and from youth to womanhood, as recounted in this dazzling debut novel. Ayanna Bahati lives in a small African village when she is brutally kidnapped, along with her brother, and forced onto a slave ship to America.
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As Ayanna, renamed Anna, rises from the cotton fields to the master’s house, she finds the familial love she’s been yearning for in elderly Mary and Mary’s son Daniel—but she is also faced with more threats to her survival. Risking everything to escape the plantation, Anna manages to make it north and to freedom, eventually settling in the free black community of Hudson, Ohio, and educating herself to become a teacher.
Survival and Becoming
History unfolds through one young woman’s fight for survival, connection, and self-education.
Come here for
- A moving blend of family bonds, resilience, and the pursuit of learning
Expect
- A harrowing journey from enslavement toward freedom and a future as a teacher
Where it sits
| 19th-Century US YA | 47% |
|---|---|
| Prejudice & Racism for Teens | 43% |
| African American YA | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Historical YA - Africa
- 19th-Century US YA
- African American YA
- Authors
- Noni Carter
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- Published
- January 4, 2011
- Format
- Ebook
- Theme
- Enslavement · Freedom · Coming of age
- Reading lane
- Historical YA - Africa