{"product_id":"amos-fortune-free-man-newbery-library-by-elizabeth-yates","title":"Amos Fortune, Free Man (Newbery Library) by Elizabeth Yates","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\"It does a man no good to be free until he learns how to live\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThese were the words of Amos Fortune,born the son of a king in\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ethe At-mun-shi tribe in Africa. In 1725, When Amos was only fifteen years \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eold,he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ewhere he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAmos never lost his dignity and courage. He dreamed of being free, \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eand of buying the freedom of his closest friends. By the time he was\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003esixty years old, Amos Fortune began to see those dreams come true.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eA Newbery Honor Book.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The moving story of a life dedicated to the fight for freedom.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElizabeth Yates\u003c\/strong\u003e (1905-2001), prolific American author, won the 1951 Newbery Medal for her novel Amos Fortune, Free Man. She also received a Newbery Honor in 1944 for Mountain Born.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNora Unwin\u003c\/strong\u003e (1907-1982) illustrated more than one hundred books for children.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTarget Age: 8-12\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePuffin Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cspan\u003eMay 01, 1989\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.51\" H x 7.83\" L x 5.13\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e192 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55959526080803,"sku":"bvl1793785607747","price":6.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/7323\/0115\/files\/amos-fortune-free-man-newbery-library-by-elizabeth-yates_1.jpg?v=1793785614","url":"https:\/\/organiccottonwear.shop\/products\/amos-fortune-free-man-newbery-library-by-elizabeth-yates","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}