How the word is passed : remembering slavery and how it shaped America : adapted for young readers / adapted by Sonja Cherry-Paul ; by Clint Smith.
| Author/creator | Smith, Clint, 1988- author. |
| Other author | Cherry-Paul, Sonja, author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Young Readers edition. |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xxviii, 305 pages : illustrations, maps ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Remembering slavery and how it shaped America |
| Contents | Monticello Plantation -- The Whitney Plantation -- Angola Prison -- Blandford Cemetery -- Galveston Island -- New York City -- Gorée Island. |
| Abstract | "Clint Smith explores the legacy of slavery in America through visits to monuments and landmarks in this young readers adaptation of his bestselling work of adult nonfiction, How the word is passed: a reckoning with the history of slavery across America"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract | "Beginning in his own hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads young readers through an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks -- those that are honest about the past and those that are not -- offering an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nation's collective history, and ourselves. How the Word Is Passed illustrates how some of our country's most essential stories are hidden in plain view -- whether in places we might drive by on our way to school, holidays such as Juneteenth, or entire neighborhoods (like downtown Manhattan) on which the brutal history of the trade in enslaved people has been deeply imprinted. Informed by scholarship and brought alive by the story of people living today, this adaptation of Clint Smith's #1 bestselling, award-winning work of nonfiction offers kids a new understanding of the hopeful role that memory and history can play in making sense of our country, and shows how they can reckon with the past and present to become better stewards of their future." -- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | "Adapted from How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America." -- Verso |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Spec. audience char. | Ages 8-12 Little, Brown and Company. |
| Genre/form | local histories. |
| Genre/form | JNF053140. |
| Genre/form | JNF018010. |
| Genre/form | JNF025170. |
| Genre/form | JNF071000. |
| Genre/form | Local histories. |
| Genre/form | Travel writing. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| Genre/form | Documents d'information. |
| Genre/form | Histoires locales. |
| Genre/form | Récits de voyages. |
| LCCN | 2025011224 |
| ISBN | 9780316578509 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0316578509 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |