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To Be A Slave (Puffin Modern Classics)
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I've been reading about slavery for many years and this book is one of the greatest for young readers. Lester is able to convey what these people were feeling and thinking at the time and after slavery quite well. This is a great read!... »
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Pharaoh's Daughter: A Novel of Ancient Egypt
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In his introduction to this engrossing novel of ancient Egypt, Julius Lester says, "It is difficult not to see Charlton Heston when one thinks of Moses." But not in this book. Lester's Moses is a bungling teenager, scared and confused as he tries to find the courage to decide who he is and what he believes in. Raised as the pampered grandson of Pharaoh... »
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Cupid: A Tale of Love and Desire
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Cupid is the God of love and one who's always up to mischief. When his mother, Venus, asks him to use one of his arrows to make a woman fall in love with something hideous, he's up to the task. That's until he sees Psyche, a princess who is rumored to be more beautiful than Venus. Now Cupid finds out how hard it is to love someone. Someone his moth... »
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When Dad Killed Mom
Twelve-year-old Jeremy and fourteen-year-old Jenna lived a pretty normal life with their parents. Their father was a psychologist and Jenna was always hi... »
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Time's Memory
I would have been extremely happy with Julius Lester's latest work, TIME'S MEMORY, except for the last chapter of the book. But first, let's praise what w... »
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To Be a Slave: 30th Anniversary Edition
"Here is a collection of the memories of ex-slaves, ranging in subject from capture in Africa to plantation life; and from early resistance to life after ... »
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This Strange New Feeling
ISBN 059041061x - I think the idea of touting this book as "love stories" does it a dis-service, because I don't think the young adult audience is going t... »
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Othello (Point Signature Editions)
When I first found out that the book Othello was originally a Shakespeare play, I immediately thought 'I don't want to read some Elizabethan garbage...' b... »
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