Annotation
Emma has taken care of the Butler children since Sarah and Frances's mother, Fanny, left. Emma wants to raise the girls to have good hearts, as a rift over slavery has ripped the Butler household apart. Now, to pay off debts, Pierce Butler wants to cash in his slave "assets", possibly including Emma.
Awards
2006 Coretta Scott King Awards
2006 American Library Association Notable Books for Children
Characters
| Name | Butler, Pierce |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Plantation owner |
| Traits | Divorced |
| Father | |
| Gambler | |
| Name | Emma |
| Gender | Female |
| Traits | African American |
| Married | |
| Runaway | |
| Genre | Fiction Juvenile Historical Psychological |
| Topics | Slave trade Slaves Auctions Southern life Freed slaves Plantation owners Plantation life African American women |
| Setting | Georgia Kentucky Plantation |