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A School for Pompey Walker Hardcover - 1995
by Michael J. Rosen
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- Title A School for Pompey Walker
- Author Michael J. Rosen
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 48
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin, Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.
- Date 1995-09-15
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # 015200114X.G
- ISBN 9780152001148 / 015200114X
- Weight 0.87 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 10.32 x 8.36 x 0.48 in (26.21 x 21.23 x 1.22 cm)
- Ages 07 to 10 years
- Grade levels 2 - 5
- Reading level 1100
- Library of Congress subjects Fugitive slaves, Schools
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94006240
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Summary
Pompey Walker dreams of going to school, but as a slave in the 1830s, this is only a dream, until slavery-hating Jeremiah Walker, son-in-law of the plantation owner, buys Pompey’s freedom. Together, they devise and carry out a plan to get money to found a school for black children. Inspired by a newspaper account of an Ohio man’s experiences, as well as the recollections of former slaves, this tale recounts an unforgettable and harrowing journey of the human spirit.