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Chapter Book · Ages 8–13 · 1999
Black Hands, White Sails
By Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick McKissack
Brave black sailors defy danger and prejudice in the whaling industry.
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192 pages
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Bookroo's summary
In a perilous era of whaling, runaway slaves and free black seamen find opportunity and equality at sea. Follow their daring voyages and meet figures like Paul Cuffe and Frederick Douglass, who navigate the treacherous waters of both the ocean and societal change. Will they rise above the challenges and reshape their destinies?
From the publisher
During colonial and pre-Civil War times, whaling was a dangerous job. Despite the challenges of the sea, runaway slaves were eager to enlist. This is the story of the brave black sailors and Paul Cuffe, Lewis Temple, Frederick Douglass, and other pivotal African-American figures in the whaling industry and abolitionist movement.
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 192
- Reading age
- 8–13
- Audience
- Middle Grade
- Lexile
- 1130L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 8
- F&P level
- ~Z
- AR points
- 5
- AR interest level
- MG
- AR quiz
- 34760
Publication
- Published
- November 27, 1999
- First published
- October 1, 1999
- Publisher
- Scholastic Press
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Chapter Book
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