Babam Sağolsun

We listened to this book on our drive from Utah to Colorado. My 13 year old son asked the lady at the bookstore for a book that doesn't end the same as all the other books he's read. He's tired of all the happily ever after books. She recommended this one. It was definately not a happy book.... but it taught us about the treatment of slaves. Horrible horrible history. But it made us grateful for our life's circumstances. like · see review

Dec 04, 2011

Stephanie Allen rated it

Shelves: chapter-book, book-awards, grief, historical-fiction

Jessie is a thirteen year old boy who has been stolen and put upon a slave ship. He is to play his fife to give the slaves "exercise." He see terrible things done not only yo the slaves but to the crew members as well. He tries to stay strong in the hopes of making it back home to his mother and sister. When an American ship spots their ship, he and Ras, an African boy he had befriended, must work together to survive. like · see review

Feb 05, 2011

Cheryl rated it · review of another edition

Shelves: young-adult, historical-fiction, multicultural, caldecott-medal, newberry-award

I listened to this book on tape. It pulled me right in with adventure, a boy is abducted to serve on a ship... illegally transporting slaves. Life is difficult enough being taken from his mother and sister, serving an evil captain, learning who (if anyone) can be trusted.

But then they load on slaves. This part is really hard to take. I would say you'd need a very mature middle grade reader, and even a young adult who's ready to hear about brutality and cruelty. I was