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Roots: The Saga of an American Family
by Alex Haley
I read this book for the first time when I was in middle school and it simply blew me away. The book is a mix of biography and historical fiction, based on Haley's research of his family history.
The story starts when a young African boy named Kunte Kinte is kidnapped and brought to America as a slave. He survives a harrowing journey on the slave ship and refuses to give in to despair. He is sold to a Virginia planter and spends the rest of his life as a slave.
The story follows Kunte Kinte's family over the next seven generations as they struggle to triumph over incredible adversity.
One of my favorite books of all time. READ THIS BOOK!
The story starts when a young African boy named Kunte Kinte is kidnapped and brought to America as a slave. He survives a harrowing journey on the slave ship and refuses to give in to despair. He is sold to a Virginia planter and spends the rest of his life as a slave.
The story follows Kunte Kinte's family over the next seven generations as they struggle to triumph over incredible adversity.
One of my favorite books of all time. READ THIS BOOK!