To Be a Slave
by Lester, Julius
Newbery HonorBoston Globe/Horn Book Award/HonorsSLJ Best BookALA Notable/Best BooksSmithsonian's Notable BookU.S.Black PeopleEnslaved People
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AR Book Level
6.9
AR Points
5
Word Count
30,393
Interest Level
Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
7123 EN
About this book
This compilation contains selections from various sources of the reminiscences of slaves and ex-slaves about their experiences from the leaving of Africa through the Civil War and into the early 20th century. The text contains descriptions of violence.