Book Detail

Place Called Freedom, A

Publication Information
Author:  Sanders, S. Illustrator:  Allen, T.
Title:  Place Called Freedom, A Date:  1997
Publisher:  Atheneum City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-689-80470-9 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    easy reading, historical fiction, true story

HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading| social studies

Summary:
Freed slave James Starman takes his family from Tennessee to Indiana where they are joined by other African Americans over many years, establishing a very unique community.

Teaching Ideas:
This beautiful book joins the text set on the Underground Railroad and the Civil War. It is especially illuminating about the plight of slaves after the war as are Sound the Jubliee , Bells of Christmas, and Sarney. Map work could include not only finding the real town on which the story is based (Lyles Station, IN), but following the patterns of migration after the war. The book stimulates thought for discussion and writing on the topic of what is involved in establishing a community. Also, teachers may want to focus on the rich use of metaphors in the book.

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bullet Ethnic Groups > African-American
bullet History > topic > war > Civil War > Underground Railroad
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