Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life Of Olaudah Equiano By Himself

ISBN-10: 1728464072
ISBN-13: 9781728464077
Author: Edinger, Monica and Lesley Younge
Interest Level: 5-12
Publisher: Zest Books

Publication Date: March 2023

Copyright: 2023

Page Count: 216

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Grades 5-12

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YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / People & Places / United States / African American *

YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Poetry *

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The autobiography of Olaudah Equiano, a former enslaved African, is retold in "found verse"--a creative approach to primary source analysis and synthesis..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.
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2024 ALA Awards Grades 4-7