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Words Set Me Free

2012-01-24 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2012-01-24
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Synopsis Words Set Me Free by : Lesa Cline-Ransome

Download or read book Words Set Me Free written by Lesa Cline-Ransome. This book was released on 2012-01-24. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspirational, true story of how Frederick Douglass found his way to freedom one word at a time. This picture book biography chronicles the youth of Frederick Douglass, one of the most prominent African American figures in American history. Douglass spent his life advocating for the equality of all, and it was through reading that he was able to stand up for himself and others. Award-winning husband-wife team Lesa Cline-Ransome and James E. Ransome present a moving and captivating look at the young life of the inspirational man who said, “I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.”

Young Frederick Douglass

1994 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 1994
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Synopsis Young Frederick Douglass by : Linda Walvoord

Download or read book Young Frederick Douglass written by Linda Walvoord. This book was released on 1994. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Realizing that the ability to read and write could be a step to freedom, young Frederick requested that his mistress, Sophia Auld, teach him to read along with her own five-year-old son, and she did until she learned that it was illegal to teach a slave to read.

What Set Me Free (The Story That Inspired the Major Motion Picture Brian Banks)

2019-07-02 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2019-07-02
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 319/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis What Set Me Free (The Story That Inspired the Major Motion Picture Brian Banks) by : Brian Banks

Download or read book What Set Me Free (The Story That Inspired the Major Motion Picture Brian Banks) written by Brian Banks. This book was released on 2019-07-02. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the unforgettable and inspiring true story—that inspired the major motion picture Brian Banks—of a young man who was wrongfully convicted as a teenager and imprisoned for more than five years, only to emerge with his spirit unbroken and determined to achieve his dream of playing in the NFL. At age sixteen, Brian Banks was a nationally recruited All-American Football player, ranked eleventh in the nation as a linebacker. Before his seventeenth birthday, he was in jail, awaiting trial for a heinous crime he did not commit. Although Brian was innocent, his attorney advised him that as a young black man accused of rape, he stood no chance of winning his case at trial. Especially since he would be tried as an adult. Facing a possible sentence of forty-one years to life, Brian agreed to take a plea deal—and a judge sentenced him to six years in prison. At first, Brian was filled with fear, rage, and anger as he reflected on the direction his life had turned and the unjust system that had imprisoned him. Brian was surrounded by darkness, until he had epiphany that would change his life forever. From that moment on, he made the choice to shed the bitterness and anger he felt, and focus only on the things he had the power to control. He approached his remaining years in prison with a newfound resolve, studying spirituality, improving his social and writing skills, and taking giant leaps on his journey toward enlightenment. When Brian emerged from prison with five years of parole still in front of him, he was determined to rebuild his life and finally prove his innocence. Three months before his parole was set to expire, armed with a shocking recantation from his accuser and the help of the California Innocence Project, the truth about his unjust incarceration came out and he was exonerated. Finally free, Brian sought to recapture a dream once stripped away: to play for the NFL. And at age twenty-eight, he made that dream come true. Perfect for fans of Just Mercy, I Beat the Odds, and Infinite Hope, this powerful memoir is a deep dive into the injustices of the American justice system, a soul-stirring celebration of the resilience of the human spirit, and an inspiring call to hold fast to our dreams.

Bread for Words

2020-01-15 Juvenile Nonfiction
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Release : 2020-01-15
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 67X/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Bread for Words by : Shana Keller

Download or read book Bread for Words written by Shana Keller. This book was released on 2020-01-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Frederick Douglass knew where he was born but not when. He knew his grandmother but not his father. And as a young child, there were other questions, such as Why am I a slave? Answers to those questions might have eluded him but Douglass did know for certain that learning to read and to write would be the first step in his quest for freedom and his fight for equality. Told from first-person perspective, this picture-book biography draws from the real-life experiences of a young Frederick Douglass and his attempts to learn how to read and write. Author Shana Keller (Ticktock Banneker's Clock) personalizes the text for young readers, using some of Douglass's own words. The lyrical title comes from how Douglass "paid" other children to teach him.

Set Me Free (Show Me a Sign, Book 2)

2021-09-21 Juvenile Fiction
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Release : 2021-09-21
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
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Book Synopsis Set Me Free (Show Me a Sign, Book 2) by : Ann Clare LeZotte

Download or read book Set Me Free (Show Me a Sign, Book 2) written by Ann Clare LeZotte. This book was released on 2021-09-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting standalone companion to the Schneider Family Book Award winner, Show Me a Sign by Deaf author and librarian, Ann Clare LeZotte. “Instantly captivating...will keep readers hooked until the very end...A simultaneously touching and gripping adventure.” -- Kirkus Reviews “Full of adventure and twists...a gripping tale of historical fiction.” -- Booklist "Mary seems set to become a true hero-adventurer, an almost larger-than-life sleuth, teacher, and woman of action; and while the story’s subject matter is serious in its engagement with history’s ills, LeZotte conveys a sense of real enjoyment in having Mary disrupt...the prejudices and expectations of the status quo." -- The Horn Book Three years after being kidnapped as a "live specimen" in a cruel experiment to determine the cause of her deafness, Mary Lambert has grown weary of domestic life on Martha's Vineyard, and even of her once beloved writing. So when an old acquaintance summons her to an isolated manor house outside Boston to teach a young deaf girl to communicate, Mary agrees. But can a child of eight with no prior language be taught? And is Mary up to the task? With newfound purpose, Mary arrives only to discover that there is much more to the girl's story--and the circumstances of her confinement--than she ever could have imagined. Suddenly, teaching her and freeing her from the prison of her isolation, takes on much greater meaning, and peril. Riveting and complex, delicately nuanced and fervently feminist, Set Me Free is a masterful stand-alone companion to Show Me a Sign, and a searing exposé of ableism, racism, and colonialism that will challenge you to think differently about the dignity and capacity within every human being.

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