Bound To Stay Bound Books, Inc.

Day of tears : a novel in dialogue
Author: Lester, Julius

Publisher: Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children (2005)

Classification: Fiction
Physical Description: 177 p., 20 cm.

BTSB No: 566039

ISBN: 9780786804900

Ages: 9-13

Grades: 4-8

Subjects:
Butler, Pierce, -- 1807-1867
Slavery -- Fiction
Plantation life -- Fiction
United States -- History -- 1783-1865

Price: $6.55

Summary:
A fictionalized account of the largest slave auction in American history and its aftermath.

Accelerated Reader Information:
   Interest Level: MG+
   Reading Level: 4.80
   Points: 4.0   Quiz: 86562

Reading Counts Information:
   Interest Level: 6-8
   Reading Level: 5.60
   Points: 9.0   Quiz: 37479

Awards:
Coretta Scott King Author Award, 2006

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (+) (03/01/05)
   School Library Journal (+) (00/03/05)
   Booklist (+) (02/01/05)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/07/05)
The Hornbook (00/07/05)

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