A review by jwinchell
Day of Tears by Julius Lester

5.0

Excruciating, important, outstanding. This is everything I love about historical fiction. The underground railroad came to life for me through this outstanding "novel in dialogue."

It would make a great read aloud and there's lots of space for common core-friendly non-fiction tie-ins--especially all the references Lester lists.

This is a must read.