01256cam a2200301 4500 606423966 TxAuBib 20151006120000.0 050114s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780786804900 reinforced 0786804904 reinforced 9781423104094 pbk. $7.99 1423104099 pbk. $7.99 JLGCP JLGCP OCLCQ NTD TEF SPP 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. 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. 20110915. A Junior Library Guild selection. Slavery Fiction. African Americans Fiction. TXNAV