Summary
A volume of evocative and moving poems considers the experiences of slaves in a variety of circumstances including a house slave, a mother who loses her daughter on the auction block, and a slave fleeing through the Underground Railroad. Full description
Summary: |
A volume of evocative and moving poems considers the experiences of slaves in a variety of circumstances including a house slave, a mother who loses her daughter on the auction block, and a slave fleeing through the Underground Railroad. |
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Physical Description: |
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 32 cm. |
Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references. |
ISBN: |
9780802853868 (alk. paper) 0802853862 (alk. paper) |
Author Notes: |
Cynthia Grady is a writer, poet, and former librarian at Sidwell Friends Middle School in Washington, D.C. She made her debut as an author with I Lay My Stitches Down in 2012, and her other titles include Like a Bird (Millbrook, also illustrated by Michele Wood) and Write Me (Charlesbridge). Cynthia currently lives in New Mexico. Visit her website at cynthiagrady.com. |