Nearer my freedom : the interesting life of Olaudah Equiano by himself / Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge.
"Millions of Africans were enslaved during the transatlantic slave trade, but few recorded their personal experiences. Olaudah Equiano's The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is perhaps the most well known of the autobiographies that exist. Using this narrative as a primary source text, authors Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge share Equiano's life story in "found verse," supplemented with annotations to give readers historical context. This poetic approach provides interesting analysis and synthesis, helping readers to better understand the original text. Follow Equiano from his life in Africa as a child to his enslavement at a young age, his travels across the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, his liberation, and his life as a free man." -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781728450988
- ISBN: 1728450985
- ISBN: 9781728464077
- ISBN: 1728464072
- ISBN: 9780800058302
- ISBN: 0800058305
- Physical Description: 216 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
- Publisher: Minneapolis, MN : Zest Books, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group, [2023]
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
General Note: | Publisher, publishing date and paging may vary. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-210) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | I was born in Essaka -- No small fear -- I was now amongst a people -- To see fresh wonders -- Curse the tide -- I determined to make every exertion -- Nearer my freedom -- If I should still be saved -- A roving disposition -- I rejoiced in spirit -- A mind for a new adventure -- Go ye and do likewise. |
Target Audience Note: | Ages 10-18 Zest Books. Grades 7-9 Zest Books. |
Awards Note: | Dogwood Readers Award Nominee, 2024 |
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Subject: | Equiano, Olaudah, 1745-1797. Equiano, Olaudah, 1745-1797. > Juvenile literature. Enslaved persons > Biography > Juvenile literature. Enslaved persons > Biography. |
Genre: | Biographies. Autobiographies. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Livingston County.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Livingston - Lillian DesMarias Youth Library | YA-BIO Equiano (Text) | 2601974915 | Teen Non-Fiction | Available | - |
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