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Whelan, Gloria

The Listeners

40 pp. | Sleeping Bear | September, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-1-58536-419-0 $17.95
(4) K-3 Tales of Young Americans series. Illustrated by Mike Benny. Three slave children including Ella May, the story's narrator, hide near their master's home to listen for news. This is how they learn, for example, that Lincoln has won the election. The text, while occasionally informative, is stilted. The paintings can be awkwardly exaggerated, but the muted palette lends gravitas to the tale.
Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

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