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| SHADOWS ON SOCIETY HILL review |
SHADOWS ON SOCIETY
HILL
AN Addy MYSTERY
Evelyn Coleman
Pleasant Company Publications
2007
Available: paperback,
Eleven-year-old Addy's life is
suddenly changed when she saves the life of a man from being trampled on a busy
Philadelphia street. The man wants to give her huge reward, but her poppa
declines. Then man then offers him a job and a house to live in on his property
in the elegant Society Hill section of town. The year is 1866. Just two years
earlier Addy and her mother had escaped from a plantation in North Carolina
where they were slaves. The new home is more wonderful than imagined, but not
every one is happy that a colored family has moved
into the neighborhood. Strange things start happening and Addy decides it's up to her to investigate. She can't let their good fortune be ruined. She is more than surprised as she uncovers the secrets of her new home. Dangerous secrets that trail back to the plantation she and her mother left behind.
into the neighborhood. Strange things start happening and Addy decides it's up to her to investigate. She can't let their good fortune be ruined. She is more than surprised as she uncovers the secrets of her new home. Dangerous secrets that trail back to the plantation she and her mother left behind.
SHADOWS ON SOCIETY HILL is part of
the American Girl series. It's full
of action, mystery, and intrigue set in a turbulent historical time period of
our nation's past. It's well paced and the characters are well drawn. It brings
the reader up close to the injustices of prejudice and slavery, but at the same
time it doesn't feel at all preachy. You will like Addy because she's bright,
spunky and brave. Young girls will especially love this book.
Target audience: Grades 4-6
Mystery / suspense: good
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