My Name Is Sally Little Song

by Brenda Woods

Book Overview

Sally Harrison and her family are slaves on a plantation in Georgia. But when Master decides to sell Sally and her brother, the family escapes to seek shelter with a tribe of Seminoles who are rumored... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399243127
• ISBN13: 9780399243127
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 8 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 3 and higher

Customer Reviews

Riveting historical fiction

Eleven-year old slave Sally Henderson is faced with difficult choices as she and her family make a run for it, from Southern slavery into the Florida swamp. If they can make it to Seminole territory, her family may stand a better chance of remaining free. The story is very accessible to young readers, without shying away from some of the harsher realities of plantation life. Unfortunately, her mother does not survive an attack by alligators, but the remainder of her family manages to make it to relative safety. The Seminoles give Sally the name, "Little Song" for her habit of singing to herself to calm her nerves. While settling in to her new life, Sally must learn how to enjoy life again, even though her harrowing experiences will always stay with her. A unique perspective and a worthwhile read.

MY NAME IS SALLY LITTLE SONG

AN EXCELLENT READ!!! PICKED IT UP AT THE LOCAL LIBRARY TODAY IN THE "NEW ARRIVALS" SECTION. PLANNED TO READ IT IN 3 DAYS TO MY EIGHT-YEAR-OLD, READ IT ALL THE 1ST DAY. ONCE WE STARTED, WE COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN! AN INFORMATIVE PORTRAYAL OF SLAVERY WITHOUT BEING TOO GRAPHIC FOR THE YOUNGSTER. ACCOLADES TO THE AUTHOR! LOOKING FORWARD TO READING YOUR OTHER BOOKS.