Africa Is My Home
A Child of the Amistad
Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · February 24, 2015
“A remarkable story of resilience, faith, and hope.” — School Library Journal (starred review) Inspired by a true account, here is the compelling story of a child who arrives in America on the slave ship Amistad—and eventually makes her way home to Africa.
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- Who it’s for
- A child’s first-person voice makes this retelling of history feel close and immediate.
- Themes
- Resilience and hope, The transatlantic slave trade, Homecoming to Africa
- Genres
- Historical Africa, US: African American Stories, 19th-Century U.S.
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“A remarkable story of resilience, faith, and hope.” — School Library Journal (starred review) Inspired by a true account, here is the compelling story of a child who arrives in America on the slave ship Amistad—and eventually makes her way home to Africa. Narrated in a remarkable first-person voice, this fictionalized book of memories of a real-life figure retells history through the eyes of a child.
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Lush, full-color illustrations by Robert Byrd, plus archival photographs and documents, bring an extraordinary journey to life.
History Through Her Eyes
A child’s first-person voice makes this retelling of history feel close and immediate.
Come here for
- A child’s perspective on a real-life figure
- Full-color art alongside archival photographs and documents
Expect
- A fictionalized book of memories
- A story of a journey from America toward home in Africa
Where it sits
| US: African American Stories | 57% |
|---|---|
| Historical Africa | 42% |
| 19th-Century U.S. | 37% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US: African American Stories
- Historical Africa
- 19th-Century U.S.
- Authors
- Monica Edinger
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- February 24, 2015
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Resilience and hope · The transatlantic slave trade · Homecoming to Africa
- Reading lane
- US: African American Stories