Way Up and Over Everything
On Sale: 03/21/2008
Way Up and Over Everything
On Sale: 03/21/2008
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West Virginia Children’s Book Award
Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)
About the Book
My great-grandmama’s mama told her and she told me this story about a long time ago . . .So begins this account of the author’s great-great-grandmother Jane, and how she meets a slave new to the plantation, a slave who would prove to have magical powers . . . created by the wish for freedom. Alice McGill remembers this story, passed down in her family through the generations, from her childhood and how her greatgrandmother told it to her “as if unveiling a great, wonderful secret. My siblings and I believed that certain Africans shared this gift of taking to the air—‘way up and over everything.’”
Critical Praise
"Daly's delicate and elongated figures...present a bird's-eye view of the story." Booklist Feb 1, 2008 Booklist, ALA
"It's a tale that will have profound effect." Kirkus Reviews 05/15/08 Kirkus Reviews
"Kids will be fascinated by this classic." Starred Review Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
"McGill’s dramatic pacing, vivid details, and pungent narrative voice give the story immediacy." Horn Book, Starred
"Inspiring and informative." School Library Journal, Starred —
Product Details
- ISBN: 9780547528731
- ISBN 10: 0547528736
- Imprint: Clarion Books
- On Sale: 03/21/2008
- Pages: 32
- List Price:12.99 CAD
- Ages: 8 to 12
- BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / United States / African American
- BISAC2 : JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / African
- BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
- BISAC4 : JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism
