A father and his eighteen-year-old son are each affected differently by their experiences as slaves in Jamaica in the early nineteenth century
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Hardback. Zustand: Good. In 1807, at the height of the slave trade, Ajeemah and his son, Atu, are snatched by slave traders from their home in Africa while en route to deliver a dowry to Atu's bride-to-be. Ajeemah and Atu are then taken to Jamaica and sold to neighboring plantations'never to see one another again. Readers will come away with a new sense of respect for those who maintained their dignity and humanity under the cruelest of circumstances.'SLJ. Each moment here of the Jamaican-born poet's terse, melodious narrative is laden with emotion. . . . Brilliant, complex, powerfully written.--K. Notable Children's Book of 1993 (ALA)1993 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)1993 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)1992 Books for Youth Editors' Choices (BL)Notable 1992 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCS/CBC)Bulletin Blue Ribbons 1992 (C)1993 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)Children's Books of 1992 (Library of Congress)1993 Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction Award. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00039490768
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Hardback. Zustand: Good. In 1807, at the height of the slave trade, Ajeemah and his son, Atu, are snatched by slave traders from their home in Africa while en route to deliver a dowry to Atu's bride-to-be. Ajeemah and Atu are then taken to Jamaica and sold to neighboring plantations'never to see one another again. Readers will come away with a new sense of respect for those who maintained their dignity and humanity under the cruelest of circumstances.'SLJ. Each moment here of the Jamaican-born poet's terse, melodious narrative is laden with emotion. . . . Brilliant, complex, powerfully written.--K. Notable Children's Book of 1993 (ALA)1993 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)1993 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)1992 Books for Youth Editors' Choices (BL)Notable 1992 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCS/CBC)Bulletin Blue Ribbons 1992 (C)1993 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)Children's Books of 1992 (Library of Congress)1993 Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction Award. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers CIN0060210435G
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Quarter-Bound. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Bernie Fuchs (illustrator). First American Edition. A father & his 18 yr. old son are each affected differently by their experiences as slaves in Jamaica in the early nineteenth century. 8 vo, 84 pp., gold boards, pink sp. gilt lettring vg/ dj laminated vg. int. vg. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1037
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