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The ballad of Belle Dorcas
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The Resource The ballad of Belle Dorcas
Label
The ballad of Belle Dorcas
Statement of responsibility
by William H. Hooks ; illustrated by Brian Pinkney
Creator
  • Hooks, William H
Contributor
  • Pinkney, J. Brian
  • Greenstein, Mina
  • Alfred A. Knopf, Inc
Book designer
  • Greenstein, Mina
Illustrator
  • Pinkney, J. Brian
Publisher
  • Alfred A. Knopf, Inc
Subject
  • African American magic -- Juvenile fiction
  • African Americans
  • African Americans -- Fiction
  • African Americans -- Folklore
  • African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
  • Cedar
  • Cedar -- Juvenile fiction
  • Dust jackets (Bindings) -- 1990
  • African American magic
  • Fiction
  • Folklore
  • Folklore
  • Folklore -- United States
  • Folklore -- United States
  • Folklore -- United States -- Juvenile fiction
  • Gullah women
  • Gullah women -- Juvenile fiction
  • Historical fiction
  • Juvenile works
  • Love
  • Love
  • Magic -- Fiction
  • North Carolina
  • North Carolina -- Juvenile fiction
  • Slavery
  • Slavery -- Fiction
  • Slavery -- Folklore
  • Slavery -- Juvenile fiction
  • United States
  • Fiction
  • African American magic -- Fiction
Genre
  • Juvenile works
  • Folklore
  • Dust jackets (Bindings)
  • Fiction
  • Historical fiction
  • Juvenile fiction
Language
eng
Summary
When she falls in love with Joshua, a slave, free-born Belle Dorcas uses the magic of a conjer woman to keep Joshua with her
Member of
  • Borzoi book
Cataloging source
DLC
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Intended audience
Elementary Grade
Literary form
fiction
Series statement
Borzoi book
Target audience
juvenile

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