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Twice enslaved : liberty and justice for Henrietta Wood
Author: Castrovilla, Selene

Publisher: Calkins Creek (2026)

Dewey: 323
Classification: Biography
Physical Description: 79 p., col. ill., 23 cm

BTSB No: 198933

ISBN: 9781662680748

Ages: 9-12

Grades: 4-7

Subjects:
Wood, Henrietta, -- approximately 1818-1912
Slavery -- United States -- History
Women slaves -- United States -- Biography
Novels in verse

Price: $23.98

Summary:
Henrietta Wood was born enslaved. As a teen she was ripped from her family and sold. Years later, a miracle happened, and she was given freedom papers. But Henrietta's freedom was short-lived. She was tricked back into enslavement and sent to a Mississippi cotton plantation. On June 19, 1865, Juneteenth, she was emancipated. Finally free for good, Henrietta Wood sued the man who had kidnapped her back into enslavement, And she won!

Illustrator:

Robinson, Erin K.

Reviews:
Kirkus Reviews (+) (02/15/26)
Booklist (02/01/26)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/12/25)

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