To Be a Slave by Julius Lester
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.-
The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics)
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My Side of the Mountain (Puffin Modern Classics)
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Pippi Longstocking (Puffin Modern Classics)
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Mrs Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
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Stig of the Dump
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Homer Price (Puffin Modern Classics)
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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics)
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
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The Devil's Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics)
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A Wrinkle in Time
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Matilda (Puffin Modern Classics)
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The Hodgeheg
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The Borrowers
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Gobbolino the Witch's Cat
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Goodnight Mister Tom
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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Bridge to Terabithia
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Charlotte's Web
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The Dark is Rising
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Tom's Midnight Garden
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Chinese Cinderella
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The Silver Sword
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Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
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The Dolphin Crossing
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Carrie's War
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Smith
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Walkabout
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Tales of Uncle Remus (Puffin Modern Classics)
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The Children of Green Knowe
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Rascal (Puffin Modern Classics)
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The Family from One End Street
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After the First Death
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The Twelfth Day of July
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Milly-Molly-Mandy Stories
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The Fox Busters
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A Dog So Small
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Ballet Shoes
Julius Lester is the author of the Newbery Honor Book To Be a Slave, the Caldecott Honor Book John Henry, the National Book Award finalist The Long Journey Home: Stories from Black History, and the Coretta Scott King Award winner Day of Tears. He is also a National Book Critics Circle nominee and a recipient of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award. His most recent picture book, Let's Talk About Race, was named to the New York Public Library's One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing. In addition to his critically acclaimed writing career, Mr. Lester has distinguished himself as a civil rights activist, musician, photographer, radio talk-show host, and professor. For thirty-two years he taught at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He lives in western Massachusetts.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780142403860 |
| ISBN 10 | 0142403865 |
| Title | To Be a Slave |
| Author | Julius Lester |
| Series | Puffin Modern Classics |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2005-12-29 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Prizes | Winner of Newbery Honor Book. |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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