To Be a Slave

To Be a Slave
	First edition
Author	Julius Lester
Illustrator	Tom Feelings
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	Children's literature
Publisher	Dial Books for Young Readers
Publication date	1968
Media type	Print
Pages	156
ISBN	0590424602
OCLC	779012750
Followed by	To Be a Slave, Long Journey Home (Dial, 1972)

To Be A Slave is a 1968 nonfiction children's book by Julius Lester, illustrated by Tom Feelings. It explores what it was like to be a slave. The book includes many personal accounts of former slaves, accompanied by Lester's historical commentary and Feelings' powerful and muted paintings. To Be a Slave has been a touchstone in children literature for more than 30 years.^[1]

Awards[]

To Be a Slave has won numerous awards, including the 1968 Newbery Honor medal.^[1] It was an ALA Notable Book, won the School Library Journal's Best Book of the Year, and Smithsonian Magazine's Best Book of the Year.^[2] It was given a 1970 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award.

References[]

^ ^a ^b Wilensky, Melody. "A Western Mass. Jewel: 'I always took God very seriously,' says UMass-Amherst professor Julius Lester," Jewish Advocate (January 20, 2000).
^ Writers of Multicultural Fiction for Young Adults : A Bio-Critical Sourcebook. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996. The African American Experience. Greenwood Publishing Group. (October 20, 2015)

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[Wilensky-1] Wilensky, Melody. "A Western Mass. Jewel: 'I always took God very seriously,' says UMass-Amherst professor Julius Lester," Jewish Advocate (January 20, 2000).

[2] Writers of Multicultural Fiction for Young Adults : A Bio-Critical Sourcebook. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1996. The African American Experience. Greenwood Publishing Group. (October 20, 2015)

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