Ann Rinaldi Set of 3 Paperbacks YA Historical Fiction

•Set of 3 Young Adult novels by Ann Rinaldi •An Acquaintance With Darkness •Hang a Thousand Tree With Ribbons •A Break with Charity •Each book was read through once - no writing, folded pages, etc. •Covers show very light shelf wear •Book descriptions: An Acquaintance With Darkness: In Washington, D.C., President Lincoln has just been assassinated & the city is reeling with fear. But for fourteen-year-old Emily, the Union's turmoil is nothing compared to her own dire struggles. Sent to live with her uncle after her mother's untimely death, Emily discovers that one of her best friend's parents was an accomplice of John Wilkes Booth, Lincoln's murderer. Worse yet, Emily realizes her uncle is involved in what may be an even uglier business, one that she cannot ignore if she is to be true to herself & her mother's memory. Hang a Thousand Tree With Ribbons: Kidnapped from her home in Senegal and sold as a slave in 1761, a young girl is purchased by the wealthy Wheatley family in Boston. Phillis Wheatley—as she comes to be known—has an eager mind and it leads her on an unusual path for a slave—she becomes America’s first published Black poet. A Break With Charity: Susanna desperately wants to join the circle of girls who meet every week at the parsonage. What she doesn't realize is that the girls are about to set off a torrent of false accusations leading to the imprisonment and execution of countless innocent people. Susanna faces a painful choice.