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\n A Newbery Honor Book<\/p>\n

In a moving, lyrical tale about the cost and fragility of freedom, a New York Times best-selling author and an acclaimed artist follow the life of a man who courageously shipped himself out of slavery.<\/p>\n

What have I to fear?
My master broke every promise to me.
I lost my beloved wife and our dear children.
All, sold South. Neither my time nor my body is mine.
The breath of life is all I have to lose.
And bondage is suffocating me.<\/p>\n

Henry Brown wrote that long before he came to be known as Box, he \u201centered the world a slave.\u201d He was put to work as a child and passed down from one generation to the next \u2014 as property. When he was an adult, his wife and children were sold away from him out of spite. Henry Brown watched as his family left bound in chains, headed to the deeper South. What more could be taken from him? But then hope \u2014 and help \u2014 came in the form of the Underground Railroad. Escape! <\/p>\n

In stanzas of six lines each, each line representing one side of a box, celebrated poet Carole Boston Weatherford powerfully narrates Henry Brown\u2019s story of how he came to send himself in a box from slavery to freedom. Strikingly illustrated in rich hues and patterns by artist Michele Wood, Box is augmented with historical records and an introductory excerpt from Henry\u2019s own writing as well as a time line, notes from the author and illustrator, and a bibliography.

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Publisher \u200f : \u200e Candlewick; Illustrated edition (April 14, 2020)
Language \u200f : \u200e English
Hardcover \u200f : \u200e 56 pages
ISBN-10 \u200f : \u200e 0763691569
ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e 978-0763691561
Item Weight \u200f : \u200e 1.22 pounds
Dimensions \u200f : \u200e 10.94 x 0.41 x 9.31 inches <\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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