Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers

Author:   Zora Neale Hurston ,  Jazzmen Lee-Johnson ,  Ibram X. Kendi
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers Inc
ISBN:  

9780063098336


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   29 February 2024
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 12 years
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Author:   Zora Neale Hurston ,  Jazzmen Lee-Johnson ,  Ibram X. Kendi
Publisher:   HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint:   HarperCollins
Weight:   0.277kg
ISBN:  

9780063098336


ISBN 10:   0063098334
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   29 February 2024
Recommended Age:   From 8 to 12 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

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"""Kendi allows Hurston’s storytelling mastery to shine through for younger readers... a powerful enslavement narrative from a literary icon, deftly retold for a younger audience""—Kirkus — Kirkus Reviews"


"It is [an] important historic document that provides an intimate look at slavery in America...Belongs in every library. — Booklist (starred review) [An] essential text.  — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review) The visual art as well as the narrative are exceptional... [This] adaptation of Hurston’s beautiful, important work is a true gift. Highly recommended for all ­libraries. — School Library Journal (starred review) ""Kendi allows Hurston’s storytelling mastery to shine through for younger readers... a powerful enslavement narrative from a literary icon, deftly retold for a younger audience""—Kirkus — Kirkus Reviews ""Powerful, profound, and necessary"" — Horn Book Magazine"


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"Zora Neale Hurston, the author of Their Eyes Were Watching God, was deemed ""one of the greatest writers of our time"" by Toni Morrison. With the publication of Lies and Other Tall Tales, The Skull Talks Back, and What's the Hurry, Fox? new generations will be introduced to Hurston's legacy. She was born in Notasulga, Alabama, in 1891, and died in 1960."

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