About this title: Inspired by the largest slave auction in United States history, this penetrating, sorrowful story is written in dialogue that alternates between the auction day and memories of it years later. The voices and viewpoints of slaves, owners, and the auctioneer are heard throughout, sharing extremely varied, and sometimes deeply disturbing, perspectives. Generations of slaves have served the Butler family when the current master, Pierce Butler, plans to pay off his gambling debts with an auction. Will, his wife Mattie, and their daughter, Emma, slaves with very close ties to the family--Mattie's ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jump at the Sun
Date Published: 04/2005
ISBN-13:9780786804900ISBN:0786804904
Description: Good in good dust jacket. Good, In good dust jacket. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 177 p. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9781423104094ISBN:1423104099
Description: Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dustcover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include "from the library of" labels. ******PLEASE NOTE****** Orders placed after Dec. 7 cannot be guaranteed delivery before Christmas unless you select EXPEDITED shipping! Thank you & Happy Holidays! read more
Description: Good. Purchasing this book supports the King County Library System Foundation. Thriftbooks and KCLSF have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Almost in new condition. Book shows only very slight signs of use. Cover and binding are undamaged and pages show minimal use. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
Date Published: 2005-04-13
ISBN-13:9780786804900ISBN:0786804904
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Description: Good. 1423104099 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Description: Good. 1423104099 Former library item may have library binding and show stamps, stickers or other marks. Items not meeting quality expectations may be returned. Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
Date Published: 2005-04-13
ISBN-13:9780786804900ISBN:0786804904
Description: New. New-Fast shipping from trusted wholesaler with many exclusive publisher contracts. May have slight edge wear from being on the shelf. May have remainder mark. read more
Description: Good. 1423104099 Standard used condition-Same quality you would find in your local bookstore. This is a new unread book that received the above wear during its handling. Has remainder mark. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jump at the Sun
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780786804900ISBN:0786804904
Description: Fine in very good dust jacket. Ex-lib in excellent condition. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 177 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jump At The Sun
Date Published: 2005-04-13
ISBN-13:9780786804900ISBN:0786804904
Description: Good. A former library book in protective mylar cover with the usual library markings. (Even though we list all former library books as only good, most are Good+ or VG condition! ) No writing or highlighting noted inside. Most books have only expected handling, reading, shelving wear. read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780786804900ISBN:0786804904
Description: Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket; Bought new, read once. Unclipped DJ. Clean, tight & attractive. 0.9 x 7.6 x 4.9 Inches; 92 pages. read more
"This book is really good. Its about the slavory time period back in american history. Its told in many perspectives, which i personaly think is really good because it helps me understand what everyones thinking. They tell it from the slaves point, from the mothers piont the owners point, basically almost everyone. What intrests me the most is the different conflicts in the book told mostly with emotion rather than details like most historical fiction would do. So it doesnt sound like a textbook, it sounds like some one in grave danger.
There were conflicts like love amongst slaves but not being able to married, affair with a white wife and african slave, being sold away from family, the roads to freedom and the different atmostpheres in the north and south of america.
I highly recommend this book becasue its mad good. Even though it seems all historical your literally gonna cry when you read what they went through by their perpectives."
"Simple and short, an easy read for nearly all of my students, this is written in dialogue form. The topic is the largest slave auction in American history and it is told through the perspective of all characters involved. It is based on a true story. I'm working on a way to incorporate it into my class."
"Called a "novel in dialogue," I liked the style of writing chosen to tell this story. It's about the largest slave auction ever held, which is a pretty heavy topic. But Lester told the story from many points of view, and told not just about that day but also shared what happened to those characters as a result of the auction. He did a great job of showing the many different perspectives that existed. A very easy, approachable book that will bring this topic to a wider audience of my students."
"Written from the perspectives of slaves and their owners in the United States this novel twists history and fiction together. Based on the largest slave auction event in Georgia in 1859, the reader is brought back to inequality, humans treated like animals, and families broken apart. Emma, the main voice in the novel shares her experiences as a slave and escapee. I would have liked this book more if the characters were able to develop in a deeper sense. I felt that Julius Lester only allowed the readers to scratch the surface of each character because their were so many voices to be heard. Yes this book was a novel with dialogue, but I felt disconnect from the characters."
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