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Keller, Shana

Bread for Words: A Frederick Douglass Story

32 pp. | Sleeping Bear | January, 2020 | Trade ISBN 978-1-53411-001-4 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Kayla Stark. Keller incorporates Frederick Douglass's own words (indicated in bold type) throughout this first-person perspective text, which explains how young Douglass learned to read and write despite laws prohibiting slave literacy. After seven years of trying, he succeeded, and knew he would be free. A mix of vignettes and full- or double-page illustrations nicely paces the story. Appended with more on Douglass's life and an author's note. Bib.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano

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