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2021

Format:	Book
Author:	Henderson, Leah, author.
Title:	A day for rememberin' : inspired by the true events of the first Memorial Day / written by Leah Henderson ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper.
Publisher, Date:	New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2021.
Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
Summary:	In Charleston, South Carolina, in 1865, 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. Includes author's note.
Target Audience Note:	Ages 6 to 9. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
Subjects:	Memorial Day -- Juvenile fiction. Freedmen -- Juvenile fiction. African Americans -- Juvenile fiction. Charleston (S.C.) -- Juvenile fiction. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction.
Genre:	Historical fiction.
Other Author:	Cooper, Floyd, illustrator.
Other Title:	Pre-publication title: A day for rememberin' : the first Memorial Day Day for remembering Day for remembering : inspired by the true events of the 1st Memorial Day
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references.
LCCN:	2020028866
ISBN:	9781419736308
Other Number:	1176315264
System Availability:	5
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	5
Control Number:	901475
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Call Number:	jp Henderso

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