Download or read book Dust from Old Bones written by Sandra Forrester and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1999-08-25 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Sandra Forrester, acclaimed for bringing to life little-known aspects of American history, weaves an engrossing tale about a girl of mixed race in nineteenth-century New Orleans. Simone Racine wants only to be like her cousin Claire-Marie, with beautiful ball gowns and a white gentleman in her future who will be her "protector." But as Simone grows from being a self-centered girl to a courageous young woman, she decides to take a tremendous risk, she helps her aunt's slaves escape. This is historical fiction that will captivate young readers.