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How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers): Remembering Slavery and How it Shaped America
By SMITH, Clint
- ISBN
- 9780316578509
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on July 1, 2025 | Middle To High School
Gr 7 Up—This adaptation of Smith's acclaimed adult novel has many elements that may not be particularly suited or appealing to the intended young reader audience. Organized by important locations to the history and the discussion of slavery, the book's content by chapter is uneven. The Monticello section spends too much time discussing adult tourists' and guides' opinions of Thomas Jefferson while barely discussing important aspects of his life, such as his relationship with en...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
