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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
This was just okay. I ended up listening to it on audio and I liked the narrator. I thought the story was a tad confusing at time but I think students will like it because of the format. Grace's voice is definitely very true to nature but hard to understand sometimes.
Would pair well with Day of tears.
Would pair well with Day of tears.
This book was very intriguing and poetic. I only wish that we could have seen more about what happened at the plantation after Grace and her family escaped. I doubt it will happen, but I would love to read a book from Aunt Tempie's point of view that tells about the aftermath and gives us more information about her backstory, including how she became involved in helping OleGeorgeCooper help runaway slaves. Overall, I would rate this book a 4.5/5.
5 STARS!!!
This was such a beautiful and heartbreaking read. Grace is such a strong and heroic character and I loved reading from her POV in verse. I'm not sure what year this takes place in but know it's about slavery and in some parts of the country it's been abolished but in Virginia, where this story takes place it hasn't been taken care of yet, which is the reason Grace and her family are considered runaway slaves and are trying to get to freedom, wherever that may be. In short, if you're looking for something that will tug at your heartstrings, bring tears to your eyes, and showcase a part of history people like to pretend never happened, then pick this up ASAP. I can't wait to get a copy for my shelf.
- Richard
This was such a beautiful and heartbreaking read. Grace is such a strong and heroic character and I loved reading from her POV in verse. I'm not sure what year this takes place in but know it's about slavery and in some parts of the country it's been abolished but in Virginia, where this story takes place it hasn't been taken care of yet, which is the reason Grace and her family are considered runaway slaves and are trying to get to freedom, wherever that may be. In short, if you're looking for something that will tug at your heartstrings, bring tears to your eyes, and showcase a part of history people like to pretend never happened, then pick this up ASAP. I can't wait to get a copy for my shelf.
- Richard
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A story told in verse of living in and the escaping slavery. Grace and her family make their way to the Great Dismal Swamp to love as hinterland maroons. Captivating and well told. Grace has a fire in her that young readers will identify with.
Well-written, compelling story of a young girl working on a plantation.
This book was a perfect book to introduce middle school and upper elementary students to slavery from the perspective of someone their own age. It was written in simple, yet expressive language that demonstrated just how hard it was to be a slave, to keep your head down when people were constantly belittling and mistreating you simply because your skin happened to be a different color.