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To Be a Slave

To Be a Slave

Julius Lester - Author

Tom Feelings - Illustrator

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ISBN 9780141310015 | 176 pages | 18 Dec 2000 | Puffin | 5.47 x 8.26in | 10 - AND UP years
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Awards
  • Newbery Honor
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What was it like to be a slave?  Listen to the words and learn about the lives of countless slaves and ex-slaves, telling about their forced journey from Africa to the United States, their work in the fields and houses of their owners, and their passion for freedom.  You will never look at life the same way again.


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