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A review by amysutton
Crossing Ebenezer Creek by Tonya Bolden
5.0
Mariah and her younger brother Zeke have just been liberated by the Yankees traveling as part of Sherman’s march. She meets Caleb, a black man who is given respect and rank in the army, and she begins to learn what freedom could mean.
This was an incredible story made even better by the historical facts that were included. You could tell that Bolden researched slave narratives and events. There was a great balance of real occurrences and narrative interpretation.
There are mentions of rape (very vaguely referred to) and some graphic descriptions of how slaves were tortured or killed, so this book would probably lend itself better to upper middle school and high school classes.
I was given an ebook from NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinions.
This was an incredible story made even better by the historical facts that were included. You could tell that Bolden researched slave narratives and events. There was a great balance of real occurrences and narrative interpretation.
There are mentions of rape (very vaguely referred to) and some graphic descriptions of how slaves were tortured or killed, so this book would probably lend itself better to upper middle school and high school classes.
I was given an ebook from NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinions.