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Bryan, Ashley, 1923 -

Freedom over me : eleven slaves, their lives and dreams brought to life / by Ashley Bryan. - First edition. - New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, (c)2016. - 48 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book.

Imagine being looked up and down and being valued as less than chair. Less than an ox. Less than a dress. Maybe about the same as ... a lantern. You, an object. An object to sell. Ashley Bryan goes to the heart of how a slave is given a monetary value by the slave owner, tempering this with the one thing that CAN'T be bought or sold ;



Boston Globe/Horn Book Picture Book Award, 2017 Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book, 2017 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book, 2017 Newbery Honor Book, 2017

ISBN: 9781481456906

LCCN: 2016002468

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Slavery--Juvenile poetry.
Slaves--Social conditions--Juvenile poetry.
African Americans--Fiction.
Slavery--Fiction.

Subjects--Index Terms: Grade five. Grade four. Grade six. Grade three. Grade two.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Children's poetry.
Coretta Scott King Award (Author): Honor book--2017
Coretta Scott King Award (Illustrator): Honor book--2017
Historical fiction.--Juvenile poetry.
Newbery Medal: Honor book--2017
Picture books for children.
Poetry.

LC Class. No.: PS3552 / .F744 2016 PS3552