Starred ReviewStarred Review Aunt Clara Brown
Official Pioneer
From the Series On My Own Biography
As a successful former slave, Clara Brown used her money to help other freed slaves get a new start in life. In 1859 Clara bought her own freedom and headed west to Colorado to find her daughter, who was sold when she was just a little girl. Clara didn’t find her daughter there, but she did get rich. The people she helped became her family, and she became known as “Aunt” Clara Brown.
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Awards
- American Bookseller Kids' Pick of the Lists
- Notable AwardNotable Award Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year
- Notable AwardNotable Award School Library Journal Best Book
Reviews
Starred ReviewStarred Review School Library Journal
“Clara’s story teaches children about tenacity, caring for and about others, and strength of character.”
—Starred, School Library Journal
School Library Journal
“. . .Porter’s beautiful illustrations have a powerful, primitive style. . . Realistic, full-color artwork. . . Welcome additions to biographical and historical collections.”
—School Library Journal
Starred ReviewStarred Review The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
“A good story and a solid resource. . . This book will engage young readers emotionally and intellectually.”
—Starred, The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books