Bryan, Ashley Freedom Over Me, Illustrated by
Bryan, Ashley. PICTURE BOOK. Caitlyn Dlouhy Book (Atheneum), 2016. $17.99.
Content: G
This story was inspired by a heartbreaking authentic sales
manifest which included slaves and animals in the same long sales list. The
author has each of these slaves introduce themselves on one set of pages, when the
reader turns the page we find out the dreams that person has for themselves.
Features large pages with stunning bright artwork.
This is a stellar book from a grown up perspective. It gives the
voiceless a voice and reminds us that slaves had dual lives, with hopes and
dream and secrets and goals beyond their drudgery. For an elementary teacher who
had built a foundation on the issue of slavery, this book would be useful in
bringing to the people to life.
EL –ADVISABLE Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary School Librarian
& Author.
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