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| Author | Amy Littlesugar |
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| Illustrator | Floyd Cooper |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Children's literature, picture book, African-American history |
| Published | 2001 (Philomel Books) |
| Media type | Print (hardback, paperback) |
| Pages | 32 (unpaginated) |
| ISBN | 9780399230066 |
| OCLC | 42649627 |
Freedom School, Yes! is a 2001 children's picture book by Amy Littlesugar and illustrated by Floyd Cooper. It is about Jolie, a young girl, and her family's involvement with the 1964 Mississippi Summer Project.
The School Library Journal , in a review of Freedom School, Yes!, wrote "Littlesugar has created a slice-of-life story with a potent message. .. The illustrations are masterful and lush. .. A unique and poignant look at a moment in history." [1]
Freedom School, Yes! has also been reviewed by Horn Book Guide Reviews , [2] Booklist , [3] Kirkus Reviews , [4] and Publishers Weekly , [5]
It is a 2002 National Council of Teachers of English Adventuring with Books book [6] and a 2002 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People. [7]
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a moving if somewhat didactic story
The saintly characters--beautiful, wise, and strong--keep the personal story at a distance. The drama is in the history..
{{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)Littlesugar's prose effectively captures the pervasive fear felt by the African-American community and evokes the almost electric excitement of learning about a proud history for the first time. .. A loving, touching, and inspiring presentation of an often-overlooked chapter of the civil-rights saga.
Littlesugar personalizes the events of an era by colorfully detailing one girl's experience. Vivid imagery and realistic emotion will quickly grab readers' attention. But the story stumbles a bit, rushing to mention a list of African-American historical figures and slightly inflating Jolie's role in comparison to that of Harriet Tubman.