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Y O U N G P A T R I O T S S E R I E S
P HILLIS W HEATLEY
Y OUNG R EVOLUTIONARY P OET
Written by
Kathryn Kilby Borland and
Helen Ross Speicher
Illustrated by Cathy Morrison
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P HILLIS W HEATLEY
Y OUNG R EVOLUTIONARY P OET
Written by
Kathryn Kilby Borland and
Helen Ross Speicher
Illustrated by Cathy Morrison
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PHILLIS WHEATLEY
© 2005 by Kathryn Kilby Borland and the Estate of Helen Ross Speicher.
All rights reserved
Text illustrations © 2005 Patria Press, Inc.
Cover design © 2005 Patria Press, Inc.
ISBN 1-882859-47-2 (978-1-882859-47-4) hardback
ISBN 1-882859-48-0 (978-1-882859-48-1) paperback
Patria Press, Inc.
PO Box 752
Carmel IN 46082
www.patriapress.com
Printed and bound in the United States of America
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Text originally published by the Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1968, in the Childhood
of Famous Americans Series. ® The Childhood of Famous Americans Series ® is a
registered trademark of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Borland, Kathryn Kilby.
Phillis Wheatley : young Revolutionary poet / by Kathryn Kilby Borland and
Helen Ross Speicher ; illustrated by Cathy Morrison.– 2nd ed.
p. ; cm. – (Young patriots series ; v. 10)
ISBN-10: 1-882859-47-2
ISBN-10: 1-882859-48-0 (pbk.)
ISBN-13: 978-1-882859-47-4
ISBN-13: 978-1-882859-48-1 (pbk.) 1. Wheatley, Phillis,
1753-1784–Juvenile literature. 2. Poets, American–Colonial period, ca.
1600-1775–Biography–Juvenile literature. 3. Slaves–United
States–Biography–Juvenile literature. 4. African American
poets–Biography–Juvenile literature. I. Speicher, Helen Ross. II.
Morrison, Cathy, ill. III. Title. IV. Young patriots series ; 10.
PS866.W5Z58 2005
811’.1–dc22
2004028710
Edited by: Harold Underdown
Design by: Timothy Mayer
This book is printed on Glatfelter’s 55# Natural recycled paper.
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Contents
Page
1 Phillis Is A Pretty Name
1
2 So Much to Learn
9
3 Say “Apple”
18
4 Everyday Living
27
5 It’s Too Cold
35
6 Latin and Tension
41
7 A Poem to King George
50
8 Hard Times in America
59
9 “Town-born, Turn Out!”
68
10 Ups and Downs on the Ocean
79
11 By Phillis Wheatley
89
12 Blankets and Feathers
99
13 “First in Place and Honors” 107
14 “So This is the Poetess” 116
What Happened Next? 120
Fun Facts about Phillis Wheatley 120
When Phillis Wheatley Lived
121
What Does That Mean? 122
About the Authors 123
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Illustrations
“She looked so little and frightened that I had
to take her,” Mrs. Wheatley said.
3
Then she stood up and held her thin arms out
toward the sun.
14
All afternoon Phillis sat in the pantry. . .
25
“It’s unthinkable,” Mr. Wheatley said.
“Boston has gone absolutely mad. . . .” 47
“Stand at this end of the table where we
can see you,” . . .
57
Phillis began to read in her low, quiet voice. 66
A man ran swiftly past them. . . .
71
Phillis was fascinated by the whales, sharks,
dolphins, porpoises, and flying fish. . . 86
She ran her finger over the words. . . 97
“Come here, girl,” the oldest man said. “Did you
hear young Mr. Wheatley leave the house. . ?” 105
“Have you any apples to sell?” 110
“So this is the poetess,” he said. . .” 118
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