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ADDY, 1864
Addy Walker and her family (Poppa, Momma, older brother James and baby sister Esther) are slaves on a big farm called a plantation, in North Carolina. They work very hard and live in a tiny, cramped cabin while Master Stevens, the man who owns Addy and her family, lives in a big, bright house. The Walkers worry about the Civil War (the war between the northern and southern United States when Abraham Lincoln was President) raging around them and dream of the day when they will be free --- not owned by anyone.
 MEET ADDY: An American Girl (Book #1)
by Connie Porter
(September 1993)
Pleasant Company
ISBN: 1562470752
Ages 7-up
69 pages
Addy Walker and her family are slaves during the Civil War and dream of the day they will be free, not owned by anyone. When her family is separated, Addy and her mother make a dangerous escape to the North where they hope to reunite the family in Philadelphia.
 ADDY LEARNS A LESSON: A School Story (Book #2)
(September 1993)
by Connie Porter
Pleasant Company
ISBN: 1562470779
Ages 7-up
69 pages
Now settled in the free city of Philadelphia with her mother, Addy attends school for the first time in her life. She also meets two new friends, Sarah and Harriet. Although she likes them both, things get tricky when Addy must choose between the girls.
 ADDY’S SURPRISE: A Christmas Story (Book #3)
(October 1993)
by Connie Porter
Pleasant Company
ISBN: 1562470795
Ages 7-up
65 pages
The Larsons blend traditions from their home country, Sweden, and some from their new country, as they celebrate their first Christmas in America. The holiday season is also filled with danger and adventure when Kirsten and Papa take a shopping trip to town.
 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ADDY!: A Springtime Story (Book #4)
(September 1994)
by Connie Porter
Pleasant Company
ISBN: 1562470817
Ages 7-up
61 pages
Addy and her friend Sarah must face danger and the cruelness of prejudiced people when they take a streetcar to get medicine for Addy's sick friend and neighbor, M'dear. M'dear also helps Addy make her birthday extra special.
 ADDY SAVES THE DAY: A Summer Story (Book #5)
(September 1994)
by Connie Porter
Pleasant Company
ISBN: 1562470833
Ages 7-up
67 pages
Hooray! The Civil War has ended and Addy's church is having a fair to raise money for the wounded soldiers and their families. But the celebration is almost ruined by a run-in with Harriet.
 CHANGES FOR ADDY: A Winter Story (Book #6)
(November 1994)
by Connie Porter
Pleasant Company
ISBN: 156247085X
Ages 7-up
61 pages
Life in Philadelphia keeps getting better for Addy and her parents, but only one thing would make it perfect: finding baby Esther, Auntie Lula and Uncle Solomon, whom she hasn't seen since the days on on the plantation. Addy searches the city for her relatives and finds both happy and sad news.
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