Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Nettie's Trip South

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Nettie's Trip South by Ann Turner
ISBN:0-02-789240-9

This book is a letter from a girl named Nettie to her friend Addie. In the letter, Nettie talks about her trip to the South. Nettie takes this trip with her brother and sister. After they arrive, they find out what it's like in the South. Nettie learns that the Negroes were slaves and that they were bought and sold just like animals that were bought and sold. Nettie felt sick after she watched the Negroe auction. She tells Addie what it would be like if they were Negroes and how badly they would be treated.

Nettie's Trip South is a historical fiction book. It is a historical fiction book because it is a made up story that has a setting that is in the past. This book talks about what it would of been like in the past. 3 specific examples that prove that this is a historical fiction book is that (1) Addie states that she was only ten when she saw the slaves, (2) there was a black maid in the hotel that Addie was staying at who was not paid, (3) and because there was a 'Negroe Auction'. Today, there are no slaves in the U.S. Every perosn has freedom today, in the U.S. Therefor, there is no need for a 'Negroe Auction' either!

I think that this book is very inspiring because even though Nettie is a white girl, she feels pity and has a heart that is wanting freedom for the Negroes. She thinks about how different it would be if she was a black person. Even though Nettie is young, she feels that it is unfair for Negroes to be slaves and white people free even though they are all human beings.

Citations:
Turner, Ann. Nettie's Trip South. New York: Children's Publishing Division, 1995.

Rebecca Yoo

1 Comments:

At 8:48 PM, Blogger Library said...

i wanna read it sometime
it sounds really cool.
^^ -heejung kim<3

 

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