Shadows on Society Hill: An Addy Mystery (American Girl Beforever Mysteries) - Softcover

Coleman, Evelyn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1609589149 ISBN 13: 9781609589141

Publisher: American Girl, 2015

Synopsis

Addy is overjoyed when Poppa's new boss offers the Walker family a home of their own on his property in Philadelphia's elegant Society Hill neighborhood. But Addy soon discovers that their new home holds frightening secrets, and one leads straight back to the North Carolina plantation where she and her family were slaves only two years before. Can Addy uncover the truth before her family loses everything, even with someone determined to stop her? Includes an "Inside Addy's World" essay about reconstruction after the Civil War.

About this title

About the Author:

Evelyn Coleman's books include "To Be a Drum", "White Socks Only", "The Riches of Oseola McCarty", a Smithsonian Notable Book and a Carter G. Woodson Honor Book, and "Born in Sin". Ms. Coleman lives in Atlanta, Georgia, where she received the Atlanta Mayor's fellowship for achievement in children's literature. Visit Evelyn online at evelyncoleman.com.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 4-7–In this suspenseful mystery set in Philadelphia during the Reconstruction era, 11-year-old African-American Addy Walker saves the wealthy architect Albert Radisson from a runaway horse as her father works nearby. Radisson is grateful, notices her father's carpentry talents, and not only offers him a job, but also housing for their family in the servants' quarters on his estate. While Radisson's late father was known as an abolitionist, his mother is not of the same mind, and is quite hostile to the Walkers. When the man's fiancée, Elizabeth, comes to town to prepare for their wedding, she is kind and generous but then she suddenly turns against Addy and accuses her of stealing a necklace. Addy discovers the reason for this change of heart, and also solves the mystery of a shadowy stranger who is hiding in the house. Addy and her family experience many verbal assaults from white people they encounter, and the tensions of this era are clearly and honestly depicted. Coleman is faithful to the characters and settings in Connie Porter's Addy books (American Girl), and provides an enjoyable and informative mystery.–Laura Scott, Farmington Community Library, MI
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About this edition

• Publisher: American Girl
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1609589149
• ISBN 13: 9781609589141
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 200