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An Instant New York Times and Indie Bestseller!

In the first middle grade offering from Zora Neale Hurston and Ibram X. Kendi, young readers are introduced to the remarkable and true-life story of Cudjo Lewis, one of the last survivors of the Atlantic humantrade, in an adaptation of the internationally bestselling and critically acclaimedBarracoon.

This is the life story of Cudjo Lewis, as told by himself.

Of the millions of men, women, and children transported from Africa to America to be enslaved, eighty-six-year-old Cudjo Lewis was then the only person alive to tell the story of his capture and bondage?fifty years after the Atlantichuman trade was outlawed in the United States. Cudjo shared his firsthand account with legendary folklorist, anthropologist, and writer Zora Neale Hurston.

Adapted with care and delivered with age-appropriate historical context by award-winning historianIbram X. Kendi, Cudjo?s incredible story is now available for young readers and emerging scholars. With powerful illustrations by Jazzmen Lee-Johnson, this poignant work is an invaluable contribution to our shared history and culture.

Barracoon Adapted for Young Readers

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint HarperCollins Publishers Inc
      Published 2/29/2024
      ISBN-13 9780063098336
      978-0063098336
      ISBN-10 0063098334
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      Children & Teen Non-Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      An Instant New York Times and Indie Bestseller!

      In the first middle grade offering from Zora Neale Hurston and Ibram X. Kendi, young readers are introduced to the remarkable and true-life story of Cudjo Lewis, one of the last survivors of the Atlantic humantrade, in an adaptation of the internationally bestselling and critically acclaimedBarracoon.

      This is the life story of Cudjo Lewis, as told by himself.

      Of the millions of men, women, and children transported from Africa to America to be enslaved, eighty-six-year-old Cudjo Lewis was then the only person alive to tell the story of his capture and bondage?fifty years after the Atlantichuman trade was outlawed in the United States. Cudjo shared his firsthand account with legendary folklorist, anthropologist, and writer Zora Neale Hurston.

      Adapted with care and delivered with age-appropriate historical context by award-winning historianIbram X. Kendi, Cudjo?s incredible story is now available for young readers and emerging scholars. With powerful illustrations by Jazzmen Lee-Johnson, this poignant work is an invaluable contribution to our shared history and culture.

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