Book
Amos Fortune, Free Man
- Published
- 1950
- Genre
- Children's
- Publisher
- Audio Bookshelf
- Pages
- 181
- Words
- 32679
- URL
- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/254262.Amos_Fortune_Free_Man?ac=1&from_search=true
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 6.5
- AR interest level
- MG — middle grades, 4–8
- Lexile
- 1090L
- Guided reading level
- V
- Suggested reading age
- ages 11–13
- Ambleside year
- Year 4 onwards · ages 9–12
An Ambleside year is a year of the Ambleside Online programme, not a reader's age. Year 0 is its first year, and a book used over several years shows the span. The ages beside it are that band offered two grades up and none down, which is how we offer a band; they are a placement, not a reading measure.
When Amos Fortune was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken, Amos never lost his dinity and courage. For 45 years, Amos worked as a slave and dreamed of freedom. And, at age 60, he finally began to see those dreams come true.
Collections
Beautiful Feet · EAH46 — Early American History (4-6)Newbery AwardThe Good & The Beautiful · 7
ISBN
- ISBN-13
- 9780976193272
- ISBN-10
- 0976193272
Tags
Award Winners-Newbery MedalBeautiful FeetBiographies/Autobiographies-Biographies/Autobiographies (All)People-African AmericanPeople-SlavesPower Lessons Vocabulary-Grades 4-6Recommended Reading-California Recommended Lit., English, 6-8The Good & The Beautiful