Phillis Wheatley: The Inspiring Life Story of the American Poet

A young, sickly Phillis Wheatley was brought to Massachusetts as a slave. She grew up in two worlds treated well and educated but still enslaved. In her short life she wrote nearly 150 poems and became the first African-American poet to publish a book. She died alone and in poverty, but her poems live on. They provide a unique perspective on life in colonial America in the late 1700s.

Author: Robin S. Doak
Publisher: Compass Point Books
Published: 08/01/2016
Pages: 112
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.90w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9780756551667

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.2
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
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