title: The Color of Fire
author:  Ann Rinaldi 
description: Grade 5-9Burnings of homes and warehouses and fears of a slave uprising fuel massacres of black people in New York during the mid 1700s. Phoebe's master, an assemblyman, is kind to the young teen and has done much to help and protect her and his other slaves from any finger-pointing by neighbors and the local magistrates. But when Cuffee, Phoebe's fellow servant and dear friend, is accused and arrested for treason, the girl's world begins to crumble around her. Influenced by public opinion, her master does nothing to help her friend, and Cuffee is sentenced to death. Portraying a tragic tale of historical significance, this book is charged with heated politics, suspenseful intrigue, and murder. True to Rinaldi's approach, the author explains this story as "being one that people may have heard of but don't know anything about." The page-turning, complex plot unfolds quickly. Readers will be readily absorbed by Phoebe's emotional turmoil and struggle to be true to those she loves.<i>Kimberly Monaghan, formerly at Vernon Area Public Library, IL</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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