Light in the Darkness

by Lesa Cline-Ransome

Book Overview

An enslaved mother and daughter learn to read in spite of great danger in this beautiful testament to the power of literacy, written and illustrated by an award-winning author/artist team.

Rosa and her mama go to school together-in the dark of night, silently, afraid that any noise they hear is a patroller on the lookout for escaped slaves. Their school is literally a hole in the ground, where they and other slaves of all ages gather...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1423134958
• ISBN13: 9781423134954
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.6" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3