| The Glory Field Contributor(s): Myers, Walter Dean (Author) |
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ISBN: 054505575X ISBN-13: 9780545055758 Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2008 Annotation: "Those shackles didn't rob us of being black, son, they robbed us of being human." This is the story of one family. A family whose history saw its first ancestor captured, shackled, and brought to this country from Africa. A family who can still see remnants of the shackles that held some of its members captive -- even today. It is a story of pride, determination, struggle, and love. And of the piece of the land that holds them together throughout it all. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 4.9" W x 7" (0.55 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Topical - Family - Geographic Orientation - South Carolina |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 10943 Reading Level: 5.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 12.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An exciting, eye-catching repackage of acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers' bestselling paperbacks, to coincide with the publication of SUNRISE OVER FALLUJA in hardcover.Those shackles didn't rob us of being black, son, they robbed us of being human.This is the story of one family. A family whose history saw its first ancestor captured, shackled, and brought to this country from Africa. A family who can still see remnants of the shackles that held some of its members captive -- even today. It is a story of pride, determination, struggle, and love. And of the piece of the land that holds them together throughout it all. |