Copper Sun by Sharon Draper
Copper Sun, by Sharon Draper, reviewed by Rhonda Farrell-Butler, Children’s and Teens Services Coordinator
(Atheneum, 2006, $16.95, 302 pages)
Recommended for age 14 and up
Amari is a young African girl whose life was filled with joy and promise until slavery snatched it away. The brutal life she endures is balanced by her ferocious survivor’s spirit. After experiencing all the evils of slavery in South Carolina in the 1730s, she and a young indentured servant, incredibly, find a way to escape. Historically accurate fiction, and a tribute to the triumph of the human spirit, Sharon Draper’s latest book was chosen as one of the 2006 top ten historical fiction books for young people.
(Atheneum, 2006, $16.95, 302 pages)
Recommended for age 14 and up
Amari is a young African girl whose life was filled with joy and promise until slavery snatched it away. The brutal life she endures is balanced by her ferocious survivor’s spirit. After experiencing all the evils of slavery in South Carolina in the 1730s, she and a young indentured servant, incredibly, find a way to escape. Historically accurate fiction, and a tribute to the triumph of the human spirit, Sharon Draper’s latest book was chosen as one of the 2006 top ten historical fiction books for young people.
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