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4.2/5 Language English Media type Print ISBN 0590424602 Page count 156 | 3.8/5 Goodreads Country United States Publication date 1968 Pages 156 Originally published 1968 Publisher Dial Press | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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To Be A Slave is a 1968 nonfiction children's book by Julius Lester, illustrated by Tom Feelings. It explores what it was like to be a slave. The book includes many personal accounts of former slaves, accompanied by Lester's historical commentary and Feelings' powerful and muted paintings. To Be a Slave has been a touchstone in children's literature for more than 30 years.
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Awards
To Be a Slave has won numerous awards, including the 1968 Newbery Honor medal. It was an ALA Notable Book, won the School Library Journal's Best Book of the Year, and Smithsonian Magazine's Best Book of the Year. It was given a 1970 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.
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