Light in the Darkness by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Rosa and her mama go to school together-in the dark of night, silently, afraid that any noise they hear is a patroller on the lookout for escaped slaves. Their school is literally a hole in the ground, where they and other slaves of all ages gather to form letters out of sticks, scratch letters in the dirt, and pronounce their sounds in whispers. Young Rosa is eager to learn the letters and then the words, because after the words comes reading. But she must have patience, her mama reminds her, and keep her letters to herself when she's working on the plantation. If the Master catches them, it'll mean a whipping-one lash for each letter. No matter how slow and dangerous the process might be, Rosa is determined to learn, and pass on her learning to others.Before She Was Harriet, by Lesa Cline-Ransome, was named a Coretta Scott King Honor Book, was nominated for an NAACP Image Award, and won the Christopher Award. Benny Goodman & Teddy Wilson: Hitting the Stage as the World's First Black-and-White Jazz Band and Just a Lucky So and So: The Life of Louis Armstrong are two of her other books.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781423134954 |
| ISBN 10 | 1423134958 |
| Title | Light in the Darkness |
| Author | Lesa Cline Ransome |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Disney Publishing Worldwide |
| Year published | 2013-02-19 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Picture Book) 2015 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |