Georgia Children's Book Award
2004 · Children's Book (Grades 4 - 8) · Alternate
About This Book
The son of a prosperous landowner and a former slave, Paul-Edward Logan is unlike any other boy he knows. His white father has acknowledged him and raised him openly-something unusual in post-Civil War Georgia. But as he grows into a man he learns that life for someone like him is not easy. Black people distrust him because he looks white. White people discriminate against him when they learn of his black heritage. Even within his own family he faces betrayal and degradation. So at the age of fourteen, he sets out toward the only dream he has ever had: to find land every bit as good as his father's, and make it his own. Once again inspired by her own history, Ms. Taylor brings truth and power to the newest addition to the award-winning Logan family stories.
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Iowa High School Book Award
2003 · Young Adult · Nominee
Scott O Dell Award for Historical Fiction
2002 · Historical Fiction · Winner
PEN Literary Award
2002 · Children/Young Adult · Winner
L.A. Times Book Prize
2001 · Young Adult Literature · Winner
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