01273cam a2200301 4500 58712952 TxAuBib 20100101120000.0 050505s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2005298043 9780786804900 reinforced 0786804904 reinforced JLGCP JLGCP OCLCQ NTD TEF DLC TxAuBib Lester, Julius. Day of tears : a novel in dialogue / Julius Lester. 1st ed. New York : Hyperion Books for Children, 2005. 177 p. ; 20 cm. "Jump at the sun.". Includes bibliographical references (p. 177). 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. 20100101. A Junior Library Guild selection. Slavery Fiction. Slavery Juvenile fiction. African Americans Fiction. African Americans Juvenile fiction.