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My Name Is Not Friday

By Jon Walter
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Hardcover edition

Publisher Scholastic Imprint David Fickling ISBN

9780545855228

Awards and Honors The Kirkus Prize 2016 Nominee, Young Readers
Shelf Awareness 2016 Best Books of the Year, Teen Novels

My Name Is Not Friday

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9780545855228J
CONTENT NOTIFICATIONS

Discrimination: Religious,Language: Mild Language,Language: Racial or Ethnic Epithet/Slur,Sexual Content: Mild Sexual Content/Themes,Social Issue: Slavery in Historical Context,Violence: Mild Violence,Violence: War/Harsh Realities of War

Toward the end of the Civil War, Samuel and his younger brother, Joshua, live in an orphanage for free blacks. When Joshua plays a prank, Samuel takes the blame—and is sold into slavery. Author's note.
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