Ellen's Broom
by Lyons, Kelly Starling
Coretta Scott King Award/HonorsAmerican/U.S. HistoryBlack People2012 Winter ElementaryJunior Library Guild SelectionWeddings
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AR Book Level
4.5
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
1,397
Interest Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
148129 EN
About this book
After slavery is abolished, Ellen goes to the courthouse when her parents register to have their marriage legally recognized. Mama explains to Ellen all about the broom on her wall and the slave tradition of broom weddings.