Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780786807673)

Born into slavery, Belle had to endure the cruelty of several masters before she escaped to freedom. But she knew she wouldn't really be free unless she was helping to end injustice. That's when she changed her name to Sojourner and began traveling across the country, demanding equal rights for black people and for women. Many people weren't ready for her message, but Sojourner was brave, and her truth was powerful. And slowly, but surely as Sojourner's step-stomp stride, America began to change.

Author: Andrea Pinkney
ISBN-10: 0786807679
ISBN-13: 9780786807673
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2009
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.96lbs
Size: 11.24h x 8.84w x 0.45d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 135431 / Sojourner Truth's Step-Stomp Stride

Award: Jane Addams Children's Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Charlotte Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 10/15/2009
Publishers Weekly 11/02/2009 pg. 51
Booklist 11/15/2009 pg. 43
School Library Journal 12/01/2009 pg. 99
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/2009 pg. 35
Horn Book Magazine 01/01/2010 pg. 105
New York Times Book Review 03/14/2010 pg. 15
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 pg. 174 - Superior,Well Above Average
Multicultural Review 08/01/2010 pg. 64