Father by Blood

by Louella Bryant

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1881535339
• ISBN13: 9781881535331
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: New England Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Age Range: 11 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 6 to 8

Customer Reviews

History in a fictional story

Bryant's creative historical account of John Brown's life and raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia is told through the eyes, and heart, of his 15 year old daughter, Annie. Annie struggles to understand why her father would oppose the violence of slavery with the violence of war. Bryant teaches middle-grade students about the abolitionist movement, how the raid played a pivotal role in West Virginia's secession from Virginia, and how John Brown's opposition of slavery changed our nation, while giving us a glimpse of a daughter's love for her father, despite her doubts about his motives and methods. This book would appeal to adolescents who are learning to question societal decisions. Father By Blood is the winner of the 1998 Silver Bay Children's Literature Award.