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177 pp.
| Hyperion/Jump |
April, 2005 |
TradeISBN 0-7868-0490-4$15.99
(2)
YA
In a dramatic program of monologues and conversations (with simple stage directions), Lester imaginatively reconstructs what could have been going on in the minds of fictional slaves and owners on a Georgia plantation on the concluding day of the largest slave auction in American history. The story provides a frequently surprising variety of responses to the events. An author's note discusses the historical record.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
July, 2005