The Old African / Julius Lester ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
by Lester, Julius; Pinkney, Jerry [ill.].
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BookPublisher: New York : Dial Books, c2005Description: 79 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.ISBN: 0803725647.Subject(s): Slavery -- Fiction | African Americans -- Fiction | Extrasensory perception -- Fiction | Telepathy -- Fiction | Africa -- Fiction | Historical fictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction.DDC classification: [Fic] Summary: An elderly slave uses the power of his mind to ease the suffering of other slaves and eventually leads them back to Africa.
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School Library Journal starred, September 2005
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Book Links-starred, September 2005
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Kirkus Starred, August 2005
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An elderly slave uses the power of his mind to ease the suffering of other slaves and eventually leads them back to Africa.
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