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Walter, Jon
2 Reviews
(3)
YA
During the Civil War, twelve-year-old Samuel is sold into slavery by the head of his orphanage home. Faking illiteracy to survive, Samuel grapples with the paradoxes (such as a friendly master) of life within an inhuman system and dismantles his ideas of right and wrong, a process rich with religious underpinnings. Memorable characters portray the complexity of slavery in this hard-hitting tale.
Reviewer: Lauren Causey
(2)
4-6
Young Malik escapes from an unnamed war-torn country and grows up quickly in the company of older boys on the refugee ship. Once Malik arrives in the New World, he is adopted--but now that he is safe, Malik falls apart emotionally. Walter tells this suspenseful displacement story with restraint, the accumulation of small, concrete details in each scene sustaining tension.
Reviewer: Sarah Ellis
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2015
2 reviews
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