Books about slavery
7 books that US schools assign on this theme
Chains
Laurie Halse Anderson
Grades 5–9 · Lexile 780L
Henry's Freedom Box
Ellen Levine
Grades 3–6
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
Frederick Douglass
Grades 8–12 · Lexile 1080L
Nightjohn
Gary Paulsen
Grades 6–8
Sold
Patricia McCormick
Grades 9–12
Something Upstairs
Avi
Grades 6–8
There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around
Vivian Vande Velde
Grades 6–8
