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12 -
Page Count
160
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Grade Level
7th - 12th
ISBN
9780590424608
Lexile
1080L
Themes
content area & nonfiction

To Be a Slave

Written by Julius Lester
The humiliation and ostracism of slavery is described in vivid and often painful detail by black men and women who were once slaves themselves. Mature content
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Age Range
12 -
Page Count
160
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Grade Level
7th - 12th
ISBN
9780590424608
Lexile
1080L
Themes
content area & nonfiction
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