To Be a Slave by Julius Lester

To Be a Slave

Julius Lester with Tom Feelings (Illustrator)

160 pages first pub 1968 (view editions)

nonfiction history challenging emotional informative slow-paced
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To Be a Slave by Julius Lester is ideal for readers seeking a deeply emotional and historically grounded exploration of resilience and dehumanization through firsthand accounts of slavery.

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A Newbery Honor Book What was it like to be a slave? Listen to the words and learn about the lives of countless slaves and ex-slaves, telling about their forced journey from Africa to the United States, their work in the fields and houses of their...

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4.14
based on 251 reviews

Moods

sad: 78%

emotional: 71%

informative: 71%

reflective: 64%

challenging: 50%

dark: 50%

tense: 21%


Pace

33% of readers chose fast
50% of readers chose medium
16% of readers chose slow
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