Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers
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- Author：Zora Neale Hurston
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Summary
In the first middle grade offering from Zora Neale Hurston and Ibram X。 Kendi， young readers are introduced to the remarkable and true-life story of Cudjo Lewis， one of the last survivors of the Atlantic human trade， in an adaptation of the internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed Barracoon。
This is the life story of Cudjo Lewis， as told by himself。
Of the millions of men， women， and children transported from Africa to America to be enslaved， eighty-six-year-old Cudjo Lewis was then the only person alive to tell the story of his capture and bondage—fifty years after the Atlantic human trade was outlawed in the United States。 Cudjo shared his firsthand account with legendary folklorist， anthropologist， and writer Zora Neale Hurston。
Adapted with care and delivered with age-appropriate historical context by award-winning historian Ibram X。 Kendi， Cudjo’s incredible story is now available for young readers and emerging scholars。 With powerful illustrations by Jazzmen Lee-Johnson， this poignant work is an invaluable contribution to our shared history and culture。
This is the life story of Cudjo Lewis， as told by himself。
Of the millions of men， women， and children transported from Africa to America to be enslaved， eighty-six-year-old Cudjo Lewis was then the only person alive to tell the story of his capture and bondage—fifty years after the Atlantic human trade was outlawed in the United States。 Cudjo shared his firsthand account with legendary folklorist， anthropologist， and writer Zora Neale Hurston。
Adapted with care and delivered with age-appropriate historical context by award-winning historian Ibram X。 Kendi， Cudjo’s incredible story is now available for young readers and emerging scholars。 With powerful illustrations by Jazzmen Lee-Johnson， this poignant work is an invaluable contribution to our shared history and culture。
Reviews
Linda
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I read the original book by Zora Neale Hurston years ago and now have read the adaptation for young readers by Ibram X。 Kendi。 He kept the flavor， the horror and the heartbreak told to Hurston by Cudjo Lewis， captured and brought to the states by the Clotilda， the last slave ship to bring slaves。 Even then， it was illegal and they slipped through and even tried to burn the ship to keep it from being found。 In his own dialect， Cudjo， African name， Kossula， begins telling of his life in Africa whi I read the original book by Zora Neale Hurston years ago and now have read the adaptation for young readers by Ibram X。 Kendi。 He kept the flavor， the horror and the heartbreak told to Hurston by Cudjo Lewis， captured and brought to the states by the Clotilda， the last slave ship to bring slaves。 Even then， it was illegal and they slipped through and even tried to burn the ship to keep it from being found。 In his own dialect， Cudjo， African name， Kossula， begins telling of his life in Africa which he has never forgotten and seemed to yearn for it even as he worked hard as a slave， then a free man， helping to create their next home， Africatown。 This was the advanced copy and the art by Jazzmen Lee-Johnson was not complete， but it looks as it will be powerful illustrations that capture some special parts of Kudjo's story。 It will be a good book for many kids to learn of that time from one who lived it。 Thanks to Harper Collins Children's Books for this copy。 。。。more
Brian Seadorf
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This comes out in January 24。 It's a very good young reader adaptation。 Definitely have it in your library。 What a treasure This comes out in January 24。 It's a very good young reader adaptation。 Definitely have it in your library。 What a treasure 。。。more
Rebecca Reid
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It is not often that I hear of a “new” book by a classic author， but Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston never was published during her lifetime due to the subject matter: interviews from the 1920s with one of the last enslaved people from Africa。 Finally， it was published in 2018。 Now， Ibram X。 Kendi has adapted and edited this unique collection of interviews for young readers （published by Amistad Books for Young Readers， January 2024）。 Barracoon （for Young Readers） is a first person narration of It is not often that I hear of a “new” book by a classic author， but Barracoon by Zora Neale Hurston never was published during her lifetime due to the subject matter: interviews from the 1920s with one of the last enslaved people from Africa。 Finally， it was published in 2018。 Now， Ibram X。 Kendi has adapted and edited this unique collection of interviews for young readers （published by Amistad Books for Young Readers， January 2024）。 Barracoon （for Young Readers） is a first person narration of Zora Neale Hurston’s 1920s interviews with Cudjo Lewis。 As one of the last Blacks kidnapped from Africa as a part of the Atlantic Slave Trade， Cudjo （born Kossula） was illegally brought to America in 1860。 Although his “owners” faced consequences for their illegal actions， he and the others kidnapped with him were not freed until the Emancipation Proclamation。 Even then， returning to their African home was not an option。The majority of Cudjo’s speech was in Ebonics， which Zora Neale Hurston explained in the beginning notes。 Likewise， spelling of some of the speech conventions were adapted by Kendi in this young reader’s version。 I cannot compare it to the original volume， but from my perspective， Kendi’s adaption met his goals: It gave Cudjo a voice and provided an age-appropriate glimpse into the end of the slave trade in America， as well as the consequences and pains that came to those kidnapped。The book was stream of consciousness and therefore somewhat hard to follow。 Especially with the dialectical speech， the text would most likely be best appreciated by young adults。 It is a difficult subject， after all。 Zora Neale Hurston tells of her interviews with Cudjo from her perspective “I went to visit …。” and so forth。 Her story of Cudjo’s story feels very matter of fact as we are brought onto the porch to listen to the man’s story， he with tears in his eyes， even sixty years after he was kidnapped。Barracoon did capture hopelessness that penetrated early adult life of one kidnapped and taken to a foreign land to be enslaved 。 Cudjo finds it difficult to tell his story。 His emotions are real and raw as he talks about his childhood and his feelings while traveling to America via the Middle Passage。 Hurston has skillfully captured the essential story of one of history’s oppressed。 His story finally can be told to the world after one hundred years。I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance review copy of this book provided by the publisher via NetGalley。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Ms。 Yingling
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E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusLots of valuable information。
Cindy Otis
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A critically important and moving historical record adapted for young readers to ensure that the truth cannot be erased and that this generation knows it。
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