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Nearer my freedom the interesting life of Olaudah Equiano by himself

"Using Olaudah Equiano's autobiography as the source, the text shares Equiano's life story in found verse. Readers will follow his story from his childhood in Africa, enslavement at a young age, liberation, and life as a free man"--

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Main Authors:	Edinger, Monica, 1952- (Author), Younge, Lesley (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis : Zest Books , [2023]
Subjects:	Equiano, Olaudah, > 1745-1797. Enslaved persons > Biography > Young adult nonfiction. Biographies > Young adult. Autobiographies > Young adult.
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Summary:	"Using Olaudah Equiano's autobiography as the source, the text shares Equiano's life story in found verse. Readers will follow his story from his childhood in Africa, enslavement at a young age, liberation, and life as a free man"--
Physical Description:	216 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Audience:	Ages 10-18 Grades 7-9
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781728464077 1728464072 9781728450988 1728450985
Author Notes:	Monica Edinger is a retired classroom teacher and the author of the children's book Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad (Candlewick 2013), which won the 2014 Children's Africana Book Award and Nearer My Freedom (co-written with Lesley Younge) which was a YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist. Monica is a children's book world influencer with a large following on her blog, educating alice. She has contributedreviews and articles for the Horn Magazine and The New York Times, served on several award committees, and published numerous books and articles for educators. She is based in New York. Lesley Younge is a middle school educator, poet, and author of several books for young people including Nearer My Freedom, an award-winning verse novel remix of Olaudah Equiano's autobiography, and A-Train Allen, her first picture book. Originally from Los Angeles California, Lesley attended New York University and Bank Street College of Education, where she discovered a passion for supporting young people's learning. Shelives with her family in Silver Spring, Maryland and has become a big fan of Old Bay.