My Name is Not Friday

My Name is Not Friday by Walter, Jon. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780545855228.

A gorgeously written account of a freeborn black boy sold into slavery during the Civil War; think 12 Years a Slave for young adults. Well-mannered Samuel and his mischievous younger brother Joshua are free black boys living in an orphanage during the end of the Civil War. Samuel takes the blame for Joshuas latest prank, and the consequence is worse than he could ever imagine. Hes taken from the orphanage to the South, given a new name -- Friday -- and sold into slavery. What follows is a heartbreaking but hopeful account of Samuels journey from freedom, to captivity, and back again.