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"Twelve-year-old Lozette Moreau, called Zettie, was a baby in the French countryside as the companion to Marie-Louise Boyer, called Ree, daughter of a wealthy nobleman. Although she is still considered a slave, as Ree's companion she is treated well, able to read and write, and to speak French, Spanish, and English. But when Ree's father dies and her brother Pierre inherits everything, he loses the family fortune with his bad decisions. Now he is going to sell Zettie, and force Ree into marriage to a man she despises. Then Ree learns that her other brother Jacques, presumed dead in the war with the English, may be alive, and living with Indians in the Colonies. Ree and Zettie escape to Spain and then travel across the ocean to the New World, where they end up living at Fort Niagara. In her diary, Lozette describes their journey, their experiences at Fort Niagara at the end of the French and Indian War as they make new friends, Ree finds love, and they search for Ree's brother; and her own longing to be considered free.
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Rebecca Herman, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- American colonial period
Life of a profession:
- slave (non-black, generic)
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- search for family/history
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Age 11-14
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- slave
Age:
- a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style:
- written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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