My Name Is Sally Little Song

Sally Harrison and her family are slaves on a plantation in Georgia. But when Master decides to sell Sally and her brother, the family escapes to seek shelter with a tribe of Seminoles who are rumored to adopt runaway slaves. After a perilous journey, Sally’s family finds and joins the tribe. But while her father and brother easily adjust to Indian ways, Sally can’t seem to find her place. Combining the poetry of Sally’s songs with the heartracing tension of the family’s escape, author Brenda Woods delivers a breathtaking story of a girl caught between worlds.The action is fast, the journey fraught with danger; the details bring it home. (Booklist, starred review)

Woods deftly teases out both the light and the dark moments of the experience. . . (School Library Journal)Brenda Woods lives in Los Angeles, California.