Nettie's Trip South

By Ann Turner

Book Overview

Based on the diary of the author's great-grandmother, this is a poignant and compelling picture book that looks at slavery through the eyes of a young girl.

In a letter to her friend, Nettie remembers her trip to the pre-Civil War South. She remembers the sweet cedar smell in the air and the sun pressing on her head. But she also remembers Tabitha, the slave at the hotel who doesn't have a last name, and she remembers the heaps of rags the slaves use for beds.

Most of all, though, she remembers the slave auction where people were bought and sold like sacks of flour. Nettie can't forget these images, and she can't help but wonder what life would be like if she were a slave.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689801173
• ISBN13: 9780689801174
• Release Date: October 1995
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.9" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 6 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 5

Customer Reviews

One of my favorite books to read with 8th graders

I was shocked and delighted to find a hard copy of this wonderful book in the "Friends of the Library" section of my local library. My lucky day to find this treasure for only 25 cents. I teach 8th grade social science and have used this book for the past 12 years. Inevitably I will have at least a few students with tears in their eyes as I finish reading this book to the class. There is SO much you can do with this book whether you are a parent and educator or someone who just loves books. No matter what your purpose is for buying this wonderful story, reading the story aloud to a child or student opens up a dialogue about slavery. One of my all time favorites.

How true.

I think that this book gives a true to life account of slavery from a little girl's perspective. If only everyone was as wise as she was during the slave years, then there wouldn't have been any slavery.