Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom

by Carole Boston Weatherford

Book Overview

A Newbery Honor Book

In a moving, lyrical tale about the cost and fragility of freedom, a New York Times best-selling author and an acclaimed artist follow the life of a man who courageously shipped himself out of slavery.

What have I to fear?
My master broke every promise to me.
I lost my beloved wife and our dear children.
All, sold South. Neither my time nor my body is mine.
The...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763691569
• ISBN13: 9780763691561
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 11.0" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher