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A Net to Catch Time
Sara Harrell Banks

Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1996

Cuffy wants to buy a boat someday and become a fisherman like his father. In order to earn money, he'll have to do a good business selling his grandma's deviled crabs. From the Gullah culture of Georgia's beautiful Sea Islands comes A Net to Catch Time , a warm family story that recounts a day in the life of a spirited little boy. Follow Cuffy from FIRST FOWL CROW (5:30 in the morning) when he catches the crabs, to SUN LAY OVER (2:30 in the ...

Abraham's Battle: A Novel of Gettysburg

3 reviews
Sara Harrell Banks

Aladdin, 2001

The story of a president and a runaway slave, both equals.
Abraham's Battle, by Sara Harrell Banks, is about the Civil War, more specifically, The Battle of Gettysburg. But that is only skin deep, it is a novel about equality, about hate, and about love. The story centers around a white northern girl, Ladybird, and a runaway slave man, Abraham, the best of friends, despite the time in which they are living, which may frown on such friendships. ...

Under the Shadow of Wings

1 review
Sara Harrell Banks

Aladdin, 1999

Really Good
My son read this book for his history report, and he blew through it, but he knew every single detail about it, and loved it.