A review by aprilbooksandwine
Come August, Come Freedom: The Bellows, the Gallows, and the Black General Gabriel by Gigi Amateau

4.0

I am not as up on Black history or even multicultural history as I should be, and that is a tragedy because history fascinates me and it’s not all dead white dudes. When a book about black history crosses my radar, especially a historical fiction young adult book, I try to get my hands on it and read it. I’ve got a pretty powerful platform to promote books about diversity and multicultural books, and so I use it. Thus, when Come August, Come Freedom: The Bellows, The Gallows And The Black General Gabriel by Gigi Amateau crossed my radar at BEA 2012, I knew I had to read it. Also the publicist Raquel did a pretty FANTASTIC job pitching it, and you guys know how it is getting suckered into a good pitch. I did end up finding Come August, Come Freedom to be heartfelt read that made the past come alive for me.
Read the rest of my review here link goes live 10/12/12