Connie Rose Porter Books
Addy's little brother
After her brother joins the family in Philadelphia at the end of the Civil War, Addy wants to be with him as much as possible, so she is jealous when he starts spending time with her friend's cousi...
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Addy's wedding quilt
Though her parents "jumped the broom" to get married when they were slaves, now that they are living free in Philadelphia after the Civil War they plan to have a church wedding and Addy works to co...
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Addy studies freedom
Addy's jubilation over her family's new freedoms is cut short by the news that President Lincoln has been shot and killed.
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Addy's summer place
In 1866, eleven-year-old Addy and her family gather in Cape Island, later known as Cape May, New Jersey, where she encounters an impoverished white girl who treats her badly.
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