Amos Fortune, Free Man - Paperback

FormatBook

Language English

ISBN-13 / SKU 9780140341584

About this item

by Elizabeth Yates (Author)

A Newbery Medal Winner

When Amos Fortune was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken, Amos never lost his dinity and courage. For 45 years, Amos worked as a slave and dreamed of freedom. And, at age 60, he finally began to see those dreams come true.

"The moving story of a life dedicated to the fight for freedom."--Booklist

Author Biography

Elizabeth Yates (1905-2001), prolific American author, won the 1951 Newbery Medal for her novel Amos Fortune, Free Man. She also received a Newbery Honor in 1944 for Mountain Born.

Nora Unwin (1907-1982) illustrated more than one hundred books for children.

Number of Pages: 192

Dimensions: 0.51 x 7.83 x 5.13 IN

Illustrated: Yes

Publication Date: May 01, 1989

Award: Newbery Medal (1951)

Accelerated Reader:

Quiz Name: Amos Fortune, Free Man

Interest Level: Middle Grades, 4-8

Reading Level: 6.5

Point Value: 5

$16.70