About Copper Sun
Copper Sun is a young adult novel by Sharon Draper. It tells the story of two girls, one African and one American, who are forced into slavery in the American South. The book follows their struggles to survive and escape their captors.The book begins with fifteen-year-old Amari, who is living in Africa with her family. Her village is attacked by slavers, and Amari is captured and sold into slavery. She is brought to the American colonies, where she is bought by a man named Mr. Waller. Mr. Waller takes Amari to his plantation, called Silverlake, in South Carolina.At Silverlake, Amari meets another slave named Polly. Polly is an American girl who was born into slavery. She has been at Silverlake for most of her life, and she is very close to Mr. Waller’s daughter, Charlotte. Charlotte is a kind-hearted girl who is also a slave.Amari and Polly become friends, and they help each other to survive the harsh conditions at Silverlake. They also plot to escape. However, their plans are thwarted when Mr. Waller decides to sell Amari.Amari is bought by a man named Mr. Derby, who takes her to his plantation, called Copper Sun. At Copper Sun, Amari meets a girl named Mattie. Mattie is an American girl who was born free. However, her parents were killed by Indians, and she was captured and sold into slavery.Amari and Mattie become friends, and they help each other to survive the harsh conditions at Copper Sun. They also plot to escape. However, their plans are thwarted when Mr. Derby decides to sell Amari.Amari is bought by a man named Mr. Stokes, who takes her to his plantation, called Sunrise. At Sunrise, Amari meets a girl named Belle. Belle is an American girl who was born into slavery. She has been at Sunrise for most of her life, and she is very close to Mr. Stokes’s daughter, Elizabeth. Elizabeth is a kind-hearted girl who is also a slave.Amari and Belle become friends, and they help each other to survive the harsh conditions at Sunrise. They also plot to escape. However, their plans are thwarted when Mr. Stokes decides to sell Amari.Amari is bought by a woman named Mrs. Norris, who takes her to her home in Charleston. At Mrs. Norris’s home, Amari meets a girl named Liza. Liza is an American girl who was born into slavery. She has been at Mrs. Norris’s home for most of her life, and she is very close to Mrs. Norris’s daughter, Sarah. Sarah is a kind-hearted girl who is also a slave.Amari and Liza become friends, and they help each other to survive the harsh conditions at Mrs. Norris’s home. They also plot to escape. However, their plans are thwarted when Mrs. Norris decides to sell Amari.Amari is bought by a man named Mr. Miller, who takes her to his plantation, called Willowbrook. At Willowbrook, Amari meets a girl named Celia. Celia is an American girl who was born into slavery. She has been at Willowbrook for most of her life, and she is very close to Mr. Miller’s daughter, Margaret. Margaret is a kind-hearted girl who is also a slave.Amari and Celia become friends, and they help each other to survive the harsh conditions at Willowbrook. They also plot to escape. However, their plans are thwarted when Mr. Miller decides to sell Amari.Amari is bought by a woman named Mrs. Washington, who takes her to her home in Virginia. At Mrs. Washington’s home, Amari meets a girl named
