Box : Henry Brown mails himself to freedom
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Contributors
Wood, Michele, illustrator.
Published
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020.
Status
Central - Kids Nonfiction
J 306.362 WEATH
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J 306.362 WEATH
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Published
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2020.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
Language
English

Notes

General Note
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
Henry Brown wrote that long before he came to be know as "Box," he "entered the world a slave." He was put to work as a child and passed down from one generation to the next - as property. When he was an adult, his wife and children were sold away from him out of spite. Henry Brown watched as his family left, bound in chains, headed to the deeper South. What more could be taken from him? But then hope - and help - came in the from of the Underground Railroad. Escape! The author, in poems, narrates Henry Brown's story of how he came to ship himself in a box from slavery to freedom.
Awards
Newbery Honor Book

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Weatherford, C. B., & Wood, M. (2020). Box: Henry Brown mails himself to freedom (First edition.). Candlewick Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- and Michele, Wood. 2020. Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom. Candlewick Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Weatherford, Carole Boston, 1956- and Michele, Wood. Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom Candlewick Press, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Weatherford, Carole Boston, and Michele Wood. Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom First edition., Candlewick Press, 2020.

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