A Day for Rememberin': The First Memorial Day
by Henderson, Leah
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AR Book Level
4.8
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
1,401
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
513923 EN
About this book
Ten-year-old Eli and other newly freed slaves gather to honor the memory of fallen Union soldiers, an event considered to be one of the first celebrations of what is now called Memorial Day. Text contains racism and disturbing imagery.
