For my summer reading book I chose to read Jubilee by Margaret Walker. The reason I chose to read Jubilee was because I enjoy read historical fiction books. Also the title of the book means an anniversary of an event,and this word sparked interest in my mind.The book ties with an important time period in United States called the Civil War.The book ranges from the Civil War to the abolishment of slavery and the aftermath .The main character of the book Vyry Brown was born to a slave mother and a white plantation owner .This detail surprised me when I was reading the book because I never thought these type of relationships existed between a plantation owner and a slave.This type of parenthood led her to work in the kitchen as cook instead of
