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Author: Lesa Cline-Ransome
Publisher: Holiday House Inc
Imprint: Holiday House Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 16.30cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.459kg
ISBN: 9780823450169
ISBN 10: 0823450163
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 05 March 2024
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
"★ ""Cline-Ransome once again demonstrates her incredible literary skills. . . a deeply moving story that centers a distinctive part of the African American story.""—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review ""The verses read smoothly and, although completely lacking in punctuation, will be accessible to young readers.""—Booklist ""[A] gripping historical verse novel. . . The meticulously layered intersections of each protagonist’s experience deftly captures the lengths to which Black people—particularly women—would go in pursuit of freedom in the post-Reconstruction era.""—Publishers Weekly"
"★ ""Cline-Ransome once again demonstrates her incredible literary skills. . . a deeply moving story that centers a distinctive part of the African American story.""—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review ""[A] gripping historical verse novel. . . The meticulously layered intersections of each protagonist’s experience deftly captures the lengths to which Black people—particularly women—would go in pursuit of freedom in the post-Reconstruction era.""—Publishers Weekly"
"★ ""Cline-Ransome once again demonstrates her incredible literary skills. . . a deeply moving story that centers a distinctive part of the African American story.""—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review ★ ""Cline-Ransome’s spare free-verse narrative centers three skillfully developed female voices. . . This is a captivating story about African American homesteaders and their claims to land promised them after the Civil War.""—The Horn Book, Starred Review ""This emotional look into an untold part of the Westward Expansion dives deep into Black self-emancipation and the strength of Black women.""—School Library Journal ""The verses read smoothly and, although completely lacking in punctuation, will be accessible to young readers.""—Booklist ""[A] gripping historical verse novel. . . The meticulously layered intersections of each protagonist’s experience deftly captures the lengths to which Black people—particularly women—would go in pursuit of freedom in the post-Reconstruction era.""—Publishers Weekly"
Author Information
Lesa Cline-Ransome is the author of more than twenty books for young readers including the award-winning Finding Langston trilogy. Her work has received a plethora of honors, including dozens of starred reviews, NAACP Image Award nominations, a Coretta Scott King honor, the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction and a Christopher Award. Her work has been named to ALA Notable Books and Bank Street Best Children's Book lists and she lives in the Hudson Valley region of New York.
