Barracoon : adapted for young readers
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London : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024.
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Book
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9780063098336, 0063098334
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195 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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Bernards Township Library - Juvenile Nonfiction - BiographyJBIOG LEWISAvailable
Bernardsville Public Library - Juvenile Nonfiction - NewJ BIO LEWIS, CUDJOAvailable
Chester Library - Juvenile Nonfiction - NewJ 920 HURAvailable
Florham Park Library - Juvenile NonfictionJ 306.362 HURSTONChecked Out
Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Juvenile NonfictionJ 306.362 HurstonAvailable
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Published
London : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024.
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English
ISBN
9780063098336, 0063098334

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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, 86-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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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Hurston, Z. N., Kendi, I. X., & Lee-Johnson, J. (2024). Barracoon: adapted for young readers . HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hurston, Zora Neale, Ibram X., Kendi and Jazzmen, Lee-Johnson. 2024. Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers. HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Hurston, Zora Neale, Ibram X., Kendi and Jazzmen, Lee-Johnson. Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Hurston, Zora Neale,, Ibram X. Kendi, and Jazzmen Lee-Johnson. Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers HarperCollinsPublishers, 2024.

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