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Lexile/Reading Level
Recommended for 5-9 Grade

Genre/Category
History | Nonfiction

Historical Time Period
Modern
Date
1800s
Topic
African-American | Freedom | Slave Catchers | Slavery
Geographic Region
New England | Oceans | United States - America
Main Character
Man/Men
Format
Book

Amistad: The Slave Uprising Aboard the Spanish Schooner

Author: Kromer, Helen

Almost 160 years ago, a group of kidnapped Africans aboard the Spanish slave ship La Amistad revolted and attempted to set sail for home. Instead, after being misguided by the captive crew to the coast of New England, they found themselves embroiled in a tempest of controversy.An international debate would rage for two years regarding whether the Africans were indeed property or whether they were to be considered free. Led by the charismatic Cinque, the proud sojourners had not only endured the hellish Middle Passage and survived the harrowing revolt, but they would confront a hostile foreign culture — and the prospect of being deported to a changed Africa.

A gripping account of a noble and bittersweet struggle, “Amistad” is a story never to be forgotten. Echoing a cry for freedom that can still be heard around the world today, Helen Kromer’s work preserves the dignity and agony of the lonely, frightened handful of slaves who overthrew their captors and embarked on a long trip toward liberty in a world that aimed to deny them justice.

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Lexile/Reading Level
860L

Genre/Category
Fiction | Historical | Realistic

Historical Time Period
Pre-Civil War
Date
1800s
Topic
Farms | Friendship | Orphans | Quakers | Slave Catchers
Geographic Region
United States - America | Vermont
Main Character
Boy(s)
Award-Winning Book
Nominee | Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award | Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
Format
Audiobook | Book

Jip, His Story

Author: Paterson, Katherine

While living on a Vermont poor farm during 1855 and 1856, Jip learns his identity and that of his mother and comes to understand how he arrived at this place.

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2nd140-500L
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7th735-1065L
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