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    My Name is Not Friday
    My Name is Not Friday
    My Name is Not Friday
    Audiobook9 hours

    My Name is Not Friday

    Written by Jon Walter

    Narrated by Dion Graham

    4.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    A gorgeously written account of a freeborn black boy sold into slavery during the Civil War; think 12 Years a Slave for young adults.

    Well-mannered Samuel and his mischievous younger brother Joshua are free black boys living in an orphanage during the end of the Civil War. Samuel takes the blame for Joshua's latest prank, and the consequence is worse than he could ever imagine. He's taken from the orphanage to the South, given a new name—Friday—and sold into slavery.

    What follows is a heartbreaking but hopeful account of Samuel's journey from freedom to captivity, and back again.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherScholastic
    Release dateJan 5, 2016
    ISBN9780545911061
    My Name is Not Friday

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      I loved this book, the characters are well developed and unforgettable!!