In the Time of the Drums
by Siegelson, Kim L.
Coretta Scott King Award/HonorsAfricaHistorical FictionEnslaved PeopleGrandparentsNCSS/CBC Notable Social StudiesCoop. Children's Book Center5
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AR Book Level
4.6
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
1,915
Interest Level
Lower Grades (LG K-3)
Genre
Fiction
AR Quiz #
35270 EN
About this book
Mentu, an American-born slave boy, watches his beloved grandmother, Twi, lead the insurrection at Teakettle Creek of Ibo people arriving from Africa on a slave ship.