| Light in the Darkness Contributor(s): Cline-Ransome, Lesa (Author), Ransome, James E. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1423134958 ISBN-13: 9781423134954 Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | School & Education |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2012001834 |
| Lexile Measure: 580 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.6" W x 11" (0.85 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Topical - Black History |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 156353 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: An enslaved mother and daughter learn to read in spite of great danger in this beautiful testament to the power of literacy, written and illustrated by an award-winning author/artist team. Rosa and her mama go to school together-in the dark of night, silently, afraid that any noise they hear is a patroller on the lookout for escaped slaves. Their school is literally a hole in the ground, where they and other slaves of all ages gather to form letters out of sticks, scratch letters in the dirt, and pronounce their sounds in whispers. Young Rosa is eager to learn the letters and then the words, because after the words comes reading. But she must have patience, her mama reminds her, and keep her letters to herself when she's working on the plantation. If the Master catches them, it'll mean a whipping-one lash for each letter. No matter how slow and dangerous the process might be, Rosa is determined to learn, and pass on her learning to others. |