Connie Porter

In 1864, after her father and brother are sold to another owner, nine-year-old Addy Walker and her mother escape from their cruel life as slaves in North Carolina to freedom in Philadelphia.

An American Girl

Meet Addy

After arriving in Philadelphia, Addy Walker and her mother set out to build new lives for themselves, with Addy attending school for the first time and making new friends. Simultaneous.

A School Story

Addy Learns a Lesson

After the Civil War ends, Addy desperately hopes that her family will be reunited in freedom in Philadelphia, but the future may hold both happiness and heartache.

Changes For Addy -A Winter Story - 1864-American Girls Collectiion - Book -*6

Addy and her parents are together in Philadelphia, but Addy misses her brother and sister and her Auntie Lula and Uncle Solomon and wants desperately for her family to be reunited.

An Addy Classic Volume 2

A Heart Full of Hope

Knowing that Christmas will be hard without the rest of her family, Addy sets out to earn money to give her mother a special Christmas gift, but after discovering the plight of newly freed slaves, she decides to give her money to the Freedman's Fund. Simultaneous.

A Christmas Story

Addy's Surprise

A boxed set from the acclaimed author of All-Bright Court, which was hailed as one of the Best Books of 1991 by The American Library Association and was named a Notable Book of 1991 by The New York Times. This three-volume set contains Meet Addy, Addy Learns a Lesson, and Addy's Surprise.

Addy-3 Vol. Boxed Set

American Girl

Having Poppa home fills Addy's heart with happiness, and moving to a boarding house brings a new special friend -- one who encourages Addy to always stay hopeful for the future. Then Addy enjoys the victory of having her idea chosen for a fair fundraiser, where a friendship is born, and the answer to a riddle brings a wonderful surprise. But will the rest of Addy's family be reunited before the New Year? The second book in Addy's stories is richly illustrated in full color and includes a peek into Addy's world in 1864.

Addy: A Heart Full of Hope

Activities from the Past for Girls of Today

Addy's Pastimes

MEET KIT

Changes for Addy

CHANGES FOR SAMANTHA

With the end of the Civil War in 1865, Addy desperately hopes that her family will be reunited in freedom in Philadelphia, but the future may hold both happiness and heartache.

A Winter Story

A New York Times Notable Book: A novel spanning two decades in the lives of an African American family as their upstate New York steel town slowly decays. Set just outside Buffalo, New York, during the 1960s and ’70s, All-Bright Court paints a portrait of the Taylor family—starting with hopeful dreams as Samuel Taylor and his wife, Mary Kate, migrate from the South looking for better opportunities and a place to raise a family, and continuing through the decline of the steel industry as they, their five children, and their neighbors on All-Bright Court struggle with both new challenges and old prejudices. “In a clear, quiet but powerful prose reminiscent of Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio, the author draws the gaudily painted, rundown bungalows of All-Bright Court and peoples it convincingly. . . . The working conditions in the steel mills and the politics of the union hall are well rendered, but it is in the details of family life that the novel comes alive.” —Kirkus Reviews “Porter has mapped a rich fictional world. . . . This is a powerful and affecting debut.” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times “An honest portrayal of folks who learned that the dream of economic freedom wasn’t waiting for them ‘up north.’” —Terry McMillan, New York Times–bestselling author of I Almost Forgot About You

A Novel

All-Bright Court

A Summer Story

KIRSTEN SAVES THE DAY

A boxed set of the three new books about the adventures of Addy, a young girl who escapes from slavery to find freedom in the North, includes Happy Birthday, Addy, Addy Saves the Day, and Changes for Addy.

Addy 1864/Happy Birthday, Addy!/Addy Saves the Day/Changes for Addy

Addy and Harriet feud over everything, including fund-raising plans to help the families of freed slaves, but tragedy finally forces them to stop fighting and work together.

Addy Saves the Day

Addy Walker's family is planning a dangerous escape from slavery during the summer of 1864. But before they can leave, the most terrible thing Addy can imagine happens -- her Poppa and her brother, Sam, are sold! Addy and her Momma decide they must head out on their own. Although the road to freedom is difficult, Addy's new life brings new friends, school, and even the opportunity to help others. But when will her family be reunited? The first book in Addy's stories is richly illustrated in full color and includes a peek into Addy's world in 1864.

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