Pub Date: March 17, 2015
Dewey: B
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Price on Product
Target Age Group: 08 to 12
Physical Info: 0.20" H x 9.80" L x 9.90" W ( 0.70 lbs) 56 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | African American and Black | General | History | United States 19th Century | Biography and Autobiography | Women | Girls and Women | Social Topics | Prejudice Racism and Colorism
Description: Based on an actual memoir written by Maritcha Rimond Lyons, who was born in New York City, this poignant story tells what it was like to be a black child born free during the days of slavery. Includes photographs of Maritcha, her family, and friends, as well as archival and contemporary maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Brief description: Tonya Bolden has written more than 20 books for children and adults. Her book Tell All the Children Our Story: Memories and Mementos of Being Young and Black in America was named a Best Book of the Year by School Library Journal. Her Wake Up Our Souls: A Celebration of Black American Artists received a starred review in Booklist magazine. Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl was named a YALSA Best Book for Young Adults, an ALSC 2006 Notable Children's Book, a NAPPA Gold Award Winner, a CCBC Best Book of the Year, a New York Public Library Book for the Teen Age, and a Coretta Scott King Honor Book. She lives in New York City.