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Amos Fortune, Free Man
Contributor(s): Yates, Elizabeth (Author)
ISBN: 0140341587     ISBN-13: 9780140341584
Publisher: Puffin Books
OUR PRICE:   $7.19  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 1989
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Annotation: Amos Fortune was born the son of an African king. In 1725, when he was 15 years old, he was captured by slave traders, brought to America and sold at auction. For 45 years, Amos worked as a slave and dreamed of freedom. At 60, he began to see those dreams come true. A Newbery Honor Book.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
Dewey: B
LCCN: 89030234
Lexile Measure: 1090
Series: Newbery Library, Puffin
Physical Information: 0.51" H x 5.13" W x 7.83" (0.34 lbs) 192 pages
Themes:
- Theometrics - Secular
- Chronological Period - 18th Century
- Cultural Region - New England
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Geographic Orientation - Massachusetts
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 3
Reading Level: 6.5   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 5.0
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
A Newbery Medal Winner

When Amos Fortune was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken, Amos never lost his dinity and courage. For 45 years, Amos worked as a slave and dreamed of freedom. And, at age 60, he finally began to see those dreams come true.

The moving story of a life dedicated to the fight for freedom.--Booklist