A sitting in St. James
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Author
Williams-Garcia, Rita,
Published
New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780062367297, 0062367293
Physical Desc
xvii, 460 pages ; 22 cm
Rating
Ages 16 up.
Status
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Waldorf Public Library - Young Adult Fiction
Young Adult FICTION William
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Published
New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780062367297, 0062367293

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 455-456).
Description
1860, Louisiana. After serving as mistress of Le Petit Cottage for more than six decades, Madame Sylvie Guilbert has decided, in spite of her family's objections, to sit for a portrait. While Madame plots her last hurrah, stories that span generations--from the big house to out in the fields--of routine horrors, secrets buried as deep as the family fortune, and the tangled bonds of descendants and enslaved are revealed.
Target Audience
Ages 16 up.
Target Audience
Grades 10-12.

Subjects

LC Subjects
Historical fiction.
Louisiana -- History -- 1803-1865 -- Juvenile fiction.
Plantation life -- Louisiana -- Juvenile fiction.
Slavery -- Juvenile fiction.
Young adult fiction.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Williams-Garcia, R. (2021). A sitting in St. James (First edition.). Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Williams-Garcia, Rita. 2021. A Sitting in St. James. New York, NY: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Williams-Garcia, Rita. A Sitting in St. James New York, NY: Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Williams-Garcia, Rita. A Sitting in St. James First edition., Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.

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