Theme: slavery

Snowbone

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 29, 2008

One pale wooden girl stands on the shore of Black Sand Bay, where the sea meets the sky and the wind meets the water. But Snowbone knows that she and her wooden friends can’t stay here forever. Something is happening deep within the forest. Something—someone—that must be stopped. Determined to save the Ashenpeakers from a [...]

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Copper Sun

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

Two fifteen-year-old girls — one a slave and the other an indentured servant — escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves.

Descriptors: Americas, Historical Fiction, United States of America, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , » 1 Comment

Iqbal

By Kathy G. Short | Published: March 14, 2007

When Iqbal is sold into slavery at a carpet factory, he changes everything for the other overworked and abused children there. Iqbal explains that despite their master’s promises, he plans on keeping them as his slaves indefinitely. Iqbal also inspires the other children to look to a future free from toil…and is brave enough to [...]

Descriptors: Asia, Fiction, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Pakistan » Other Themes: , » 4 Comments