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Kin : rooted in hope / Carole Boston Weatherford ; art by Jeffery Boston Weatherford.
A multi-generational family history told in the voices of the author's ancestors, spanning enslavement alongside Frederick Douglass at Maryland's Wye House plantation, service in the U.S. Colored Troops, and the founding of all-Black Reconstruction-era communities.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781665913621 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 202 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2023]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Target Audience Note: | Ages 10 up. |
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| Subject: | African Americans > Juvenile fiction. Families > Juvenile fiction. Slavery > Juvenile fiction. Maryland > History > Juvenile fiction. |
| Genre: | Novels in verse. Historical fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | J FIC Weath | 31681030028351 | JFIC | Available | - |
Summary:
A multi-generational family history told in the voices of the author's ancestors, spanning enslavement alongside Frederick Douglass at Maryland's Wye House plantation, service in the U.S. Colored Troops, and the founding of all-Black Reconstruction-era communities.
