Miles' Song
by McGill, Alice
NCTE Notable Children's Books in the LanSelf ImprovementCourageHistorical FictionAmerican/U.S. HistoryEnslaved PeopleCrown/Lamplighter NomineeSouth Carolina
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AR Book Level
5.6
AR Points
7
Word Count
44,777
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
42440 EN
About this book
In 1851 in South Carolina, Miles, a twelve-year-old slave, is sent to a "breaking ground" to have his spirit broken, but he endures the experience by secretly taking reading lessons from another slave.