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This Strange New Feeling

by Julius Lester
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Two short stories and one novella (all based on true stories) about love in the time of slavery. The first is about Ras, who helps other slaves escape, and ultimately escapes with his girlfriend, Sally. The second is about Maria, whose husband (a free black man) buys her but neglects to officially set her free; when he dies, she finds herself a slave again because her husband had debts and so she becomes the payment. The third is about William and Ellen Craft, a famous slave couple who escaped by pretending that Ellen (with her very light skin) was a white woman being escorted north by her slave; they went on to speak against slavery form the home base of Boston.
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Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group

Kindle Book

  • ISBN: 9781101563717
  • Release date: January 1, 1982

OverDrive Read

  • ISBN: 9781101563717
  • Release date: January 1, 1982

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9781101563717
  • File size: 155 KB
  • Release date: January 1, 1982

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Kindle Book
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EPUB ebook

subjects

Romance Historical Fiction Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:5.2
Lexile® Measure:840
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:4-5

Two short stories and one novella (all based on true stories) about love in the time of slavery. The first is about Ras, who helps other slaves escape, and ultimately escapes with his girlfriend, Sally. The second is about Maria, whose husband (a free black man) buys her but neglects to officially set her free; when he dies, she finds herself a slave again because her husband had debts and so she becomes the payment. The third is about William and Ellen Craft, a famous slave couple who escaped by pretending that Ellen (with her very light skin) was a white woman being escorted north by her slave; they went on to speak against slavery form the home base of Boston.
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Romance Historical Fiction Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature