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Kin : rooted in hope / Carole Boston Weatherford ; art by Jeffery Boston Weatherford.

Author/creator Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- author.
Other author/creatorWeatherford, Jeffery Boston, illustrator.
Format Book and Print
EditionFirst edition.
Publication Info New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2023]
Copyright Notice ©2023
Description202 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
African American families--Juvenile poetry.
Generations--Juvenile poetry.
Families--Juvenile poetry.
Enslaved persons--Juvenile poetry.
Slavery--Juvenile poetry.
Young adult fiction.
Children's poetry, American.
Novels in verse.
African Americans--Juvenile fiction.
African Americans--Juvenile poetry.
Generations--Juvenile fiction.
Maryland--History --Juvenile poetry.
Maryland--History --Juvenile fiction.
Portion of title Rooted in hope
Abstract A multi-generational family history told in the voices of the author's ancestors, spanning enslavement alongside Frederick Douglass at Maryland's Wye House plantation, service in the U.S. Colored Troops, and the founding of all-Black Reconstruction-era communities.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 200-202).
Interest age level Ages 10-14. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Interest grade level Grades 5-9. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
Spec. audience char. Reading L: 7.0
Awards noteCoretta Scott King Author Honor, 2024
Genre/formHistorical fiction.
Genre/formNovels in verse.
Genre/formHistorical fiction.
Genre/formHistorical fiction.
Genre/formPoetry.
Genre/formNovels in verse.
LCCN 2022037395
ISBN9781665913621 hardcover
ISBN1665913622 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

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