Meet Addy
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In 1864, after her father and brother are sold to another owner, nine-year-old Addy Walker and her mother escape from their cruel life as slaves in North Carolina to freedom in Philadelphia.
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6 primary books11 released booksAmerican Girl: Addy
American Girl: Addy is a 11-book series with 6 primary works first released in 1993 with contributions by Connie Rose Porter, Luann Roberts-Smith, and American Girl.
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I read these all as a kid but reading it as an adult I was so struck by how well this walks the tightrope of depicting the horrors of slavery without being too graphic for children.
Also I cried like 3 times at it.
Anyway here's a podcast about it
http://www.frowl.org/worstbestsellers/episode-76-american-girl/
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