Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave
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“In 1854, Anthony Burns, a 20-year-old black man, was put on trial in Bostonunder the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Retelling the events of the trial, whichpolarized the city, Hamilton shows the kind of political issue which broughtthe nation to fever pitch in the decade before the Civil War. Hamilton’sbiography is actually a ‘docudrama’ which centers on the often silent, mistreated, and humbled runaway slave. The insights Hamilton gives into thepersonal side of slavery are moving and unforgettable.”–(starred) “SchoolLibrary Journal.” “Does exactly what good biography for children ought todo: makes them feel what it was like to be that person in thosetimes.”–(starred) “Horn Book. “
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The recipient of nearly every major award and honor in her field, including the 1992 Hans Christian Anderson Award, Virgina Hamilton was the first African-American woman to be awarded the Newbery Medal, for M.C. Higgins The Great. Renowned as a storyteller, anthologist and lecturer as well as a novelist, Ms. Hamilton makes her home in Yellow Springs, Ohio.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780679839972
- Publication Date
- January 4, 1993
- Page Count
- 193
- Word Count
- 41841
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Reading Age
- 8 - 12 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 87038063
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 49605878
- Lexile® Level
- 860L
- Scholastic Level
- Y
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~T
- ATOS® Book Level
- 5.8
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 7
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 355
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- MG
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