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Julius Lester

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1) Day of tears: a novel in dialogue

Author

Lester, Julius

Publisher

Hyperion/Jump at the Sun

Pub. Date

c2005

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4

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Emma is the property of Pierce Butler and has taken care of his daughters, Sarah and Frances, since their mother left home. Emma wants to raise the girls to have good hearts, like their mother's, as a rift in morals has ripped the Butler household apart.

2) Time's memory

Author

Lester, Julius

Publisher

Farrar Straus Giroux

Pub. Date

2006

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 9

Description

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Ekundayo, a Dogon spirit brought to America from Africa, inhabits the body of a young African-American slave on a Virginia plantation, where he experiences loss, sorrow, and reconciliation in the months preceding the Civil War.

3) The Old African

Author

Lester, Julius

Publisher

Dial Books

Pub. Date

c2005

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 2

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An elderly slave uses the power of his mind to ease the suffering of his fellow slaves and eventually lead them back to Africa. Based on an actual incident from black history.