Shadows on Society Hill
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When her family moves to Philadelphia's Society Hill neighborhood in 1866, Addy discovers that her new home holds dangerous secrets--including one connected to the North Carolina plantation she had escaped from only two years earlier. Includes a brief overview of the experiences of African Americans during Reconstruction, the period immediately following the Civil War.
African AmericansDetective and mystery storiesFictionHistoryJuvenile fictionMystery and detective storiesChildren's fictionAfrican americans, fictionPhiladelphia (pa.), fictionJUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)JUVENILE FICTION / Mysteries & Detective StoriesPhiladelphia (pa.), history, fiction