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18 obres 2,394 Membres 161 Ressenyes 1 preferits

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Obres de Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

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Coneixement comú

Data de naixement
1953-10-10
Gènere
female
Nacionalitat
USA
Professions
author
librarian

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This Coretta Scott King award-winning book teaches about the underground railroad. Told from the unique perspective of a hand-made doll, called Sally by her owner Lindy, Sally witnesses the beating of the young girl who is her owner. The doll also tells the tale of Lindy's father who is severely beaten when he tries to escape and find a way for his family to become connected to the underground railroad.

The story gives credit to white people who risked their property and lives by helping those who desperately need to flee from the brutal life of long days working in the fields picking cotton with no water and very little food, and the harsh treatment by those who claim to "own" those who work for them.

When the ability for the family to flee occurs, they are almost discovered in the cellar of those who are helping them. In rushing to escape, the doll is left behind. Later, another young girl whose family is also finding freedom by the help of kind people who run the "railroad" to freedom in the northern states.
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½
 
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Whisper1 | Hi ha 33 ressenyes més | Jan 29, 2023 |
This is definitely a hero story, and it just skims the surface of Bass Reeves life, but it's a good brief intro to his life, and the illustrations are great.
 
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kamlibrarian | Hi ha 50 ressenyes més | Dec 23, 2022 |
Note: I received a digital review copy through NetGalley.
 
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fernandie | Hi ha 25 ressenyes més | Sep 15, 2022 |
Overall, I like this book and I think it fills a large gap in children's literature. However, I'm not sure how I feel about the end of the book: the child hugging and kissing her grandmother, and calling her "grandma", all things she's been explicitly told not to do, while her grandmother is sleeping and can't give or deny consent. I understand the context, but feel it could give kids a mixed message about the important concept of consent.
 
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fernandie | Hi ha 8 ressenyes més | Sep 15, 2022 |

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Obres
18
Membres
2,394
Popularitat
#10,721
Valoració
4.2
Ressenyes
161
ISBN
111
Llengües
2
Preferit
1
Pedres de toc
11

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