Look to the Hills: The Diary of Lozette Moreau, a French Slave Girl is a historical fiction book written by Patricia C. McKissack. It is McKissack's third book in Scholastic's Dear America and the thirty-fourth book in the series overall. The book was published in April 2004 and was followed by Lisa Rowe Fraustino's I Walk in Dread.
Dedication[]
- "To the Bookies — Alpine, Alvernys, Carmella, Katie, Mary, and Willa"
Book description[]
- "January 5, 1763
"You come when you are called. You stay where you are told....You have no say in your life."
I scoffed. Belle was just envious of the freedom I enjoyed. When I accused her of being jealous, Belle looked at me squarely in the face. "You are confused, child," she said. "You are not better off....You must lift your head and look to the hills."
"Why look to the hills?" I asked.
"Looking will make you curious about what's on the other side of them...."
Lately I've been thinking about Belle, and I want to see what's on the other side of those hills. Is freedom really there?"
Plot[]
Epilogue[]
Historical Note[]
Characters[]
- Main article: List of Look to the Hills characters
Author[]
- Main article: Patricia C. McKissack
Patricia C. McKissack was an American children's writer whom authored over one hundred books during her lifetime. She is the author of three books in Dear America, including A Picture of Freedom and Color Me Dark. McKissack also penned The Royal Diaries title Nzingha: Warrior Queen of Matamba.
Notes[]
- The portrait on the cover is a detail from a c. 1825 portrait painting of Euphemia Toussaint by Anthony Meucci. The background is a detail of James David Smillie's painting
Lake Placid and the Adirondack Mountains from Whiteface.[2][3][4]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Look-Hills-Lozette-Moreau-America/dp/0439210380/
- ↑ Look to the Hills, Patricia C. McKissack, page 187
- ↑ https://emuseum.nyhistory.org/objects/16891/euphemia-toussaint-18151829
- ↑ https://www.artnet.com/artists/james-david-smillie/lake-placid-and-the-adirondack-mountains-from-8WOXUdGKBm-GAQxF3j4AJQ2
See also[]
External links[]
- Look to the Hills at Scholastic (archive)
- Interview with Patricia C. McKissack about Look to the Hills at Scholastic (archive)
- Look to the Hills Discussion Guide at Scholastic (archive)
- Look to the Hills at Teaching Books