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Ajeemah and His Son
Contributor(s): Berry, James (Author)

ISBN: 0064405230 ISBN-13: 9780064405232
Publisher: HarperCollins

OUR PRICE: $6.64

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 1994
Annotation: A Coretta Scott King Honor Award-winning author's powerful novel about slavery. In 1807, at the height of the slave trade, Ajeemah and his son, Atu, are snatched by slave traders from their home in Africa. They are taken to Jamaica and sold as slaves--never to see one another again. An ALA Notable Children's Book of 1993; 1993 ALA Best Books for Young Adults; 1993 Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction Award.

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Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Africa
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Africa
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american

Dewey: FIC

LCCN: 92006615

Age Level: 8-12

Grade Level: 3-7

Lexile Measure: 760(Not Available)

Guided Reading: R (Grade 4)

Series: Willa Perlman Books

Physical Information: 0.25" H x 5.14" W x 7.62" L (0.17 lbs) 96 pages

Themes:
- Cultural Region - African
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Topical - Death/Dying

Features: Ikids, Price on Product

Awards: Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, Winner, Fiction or Poetry, 1993

Review Citations: Booklist 06/01/2000 pg. 1874

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 8503
Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
In 1807, at the height of the slave trade, Ajeemah and his son, Atu, are snatched by slave traders from their home in Africa while en route to deliver a dowry to Atu's bride-to-be. Ajeemah and Atu are then taken to Jamaica and sold to neighboring plantations'never to see one another again. Readers will come away with a new sense of respect for those who maintained their dignity and humanity under the cruelest of circumstances.'SLJ. Each moment here of the Jamaican-born poet's terse, melodious narrative is laden with emotion. . . . Brilliant, complex, powerfully written.--K.

Notable Children's Book of 1993 (ALA)
1993 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA)
1993 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)
1992 Books for Youth Editors' Choices (BL)
Notable 1992 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
Bulletin Blue Ribbons 1992 (C)

1993 Books for the Teen Age (NY Public Library)
Children's Books of 1992 (Library of Congress)
1993 Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction Award

Contributor Bio(s): Berry, James: -

James Berry has received the Order of the British Empire for his contribution to poetry and the Signal Poetry Award for his children's poetry. His previous poetry collections, When I Dance and Everywhere Faces Everywhere, were published to rave reviews in the United States. His many awards and honors include the 1993 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction for his novel Ajeemah and His Son and a 1989 Coretta Scott King Honor for his collection of short stories A Thief in the Village and Other Stories of Jamaica. James Berry was born and raised in Jamaica and now lives in Brighton, England.

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