This Coretta Scott King Honor Book provides a much-needed window into a little-documented time in black history. The poignant story, based on the memoir of Maritcha Remond Lyons, shows what it was like to be a black child born free and living in New York City in the mid-1800s.

 

There are 56 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Abrams .

Tonya Bolden has written numerous, award winning books for kids, including Tell All the Children Our Story and Wake Up Our Souls.