Book
To Be a Slave
by Julius Lester
- Published
- 1968
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Words
- 30393
Reading measures
- Accelerated Reader level
- 6.9
- AR interest level
- UG — upper grades, 9–12
- Suggested reading age
- ages 14–18
Drawing on the words and recollections of formerly enslaved people, Julius Lester reconstructs the experience of slavery in the United States, from capture and sale through plantation life, resistance, emancipation, and its aftermath.
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Award Winners-ALA Notable/Best BooksAward Winners-Boston Globe/Horn Book Award/HonorsAward Winners-Newbery HonorAward Winners-SLJ Best BookAward Winners-Smithsonian's Notable BookHistory-Pre-Civil War, Civil War, & Reconstruction - U.S.People-Black PeoplePeople-Enslaved PeopleRecommended Reading-California Recommended Lit., English, 6-8Recommended Reading-California Recommended Lit., English, 9-12Recommended Reading-NY Times Editor's Choice