Julius Lester
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 5
Description
A compilation, selected from various sources and arranged chronologically, of the reminiscences of slaves and ex-slaves about their experiences from the leaving of Africa through the Civil War and into the early twentieth century. Paired with historical commentary and powerful paintings, Julius Lester's book presents what it felt like to be a slave in America through the words of black men and women who lived it rather than filtering through the eyes...
3) Shining
Author
Publisher
Silver Whistle
Pub. Date
2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
Description
A young girl who has not uttered a sound since birth is shunned by the people in her village, until they realize how special she is.
Author
Publisher
Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
©2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Highlights the careers of Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson, Mahalia Jackson, Muddy Waters, Billie Holiday, B.B. King, Ray Charles, Little Richard, James Brown, and Aretha Franklin.