I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery Grady Cynthia
A moving, memorable poetry collection shaped around the stories of enslaved people in America.Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) Nonfiction Honor ListBank Street College Best Children's BooksNCSS Notable…
Specifikacia I Lay My Stitches Down: Poems of American Slavery Grady Cynthia
A moving, memorable poetry collection shaped around the stories of enslaved people in America.Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) Nonfiction Honor ListBank Street College Best Children's BooksNCSS Notable Social Studies Trade BooksPEN Steven Kroll Award ShortlistKirkus Reviews (starred)School Library Journal (starred)This rich and intricate collection of poems chronicles the various experiences of enslaved people in the United States. Named for traditional quilt block patterns like Log Cabin, Cotton Boll, and Schoolhouse, each poem--ten lines of ten syllables each--mimics the square shape of a quilt block. Readers experience slavery in America through fourteen different perspectives, including a woman humming "Gilead" as she quilts, a mother losing her daughter to the auction, a child discovering the freedom
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