I thought my soul would rise and fly : the diary of Patsy, a freed girl

I thought my soul would rise and fly : the diary of Patsy, a freed girl / by Joyce Hansen.

Author/creator	Hansen, Joyce
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Scholastic, ©1997.
Description	202 pages : illustrations, maps, music ; 22 cm.
Subject(s)	African Americans--Juvenile fiction. Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Juvenile fiction. United States--History --1865-1898 --Juvenile fiction.

Series	Dear America Dear America. ^A404566
Abstract	Twelve-year-old Patsy keeps a diary of the ripe but confusing time following the end of the Civil War and the granting of freedom to former slaves.
Awards note	Coretta Scott King Honor, 1998.
LCCN	97002170
ISBN	0590849131 (alk. paper)