{"product_id":"box-henry-brown-mails-himself-to-freedom-9781536227758","title":"Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom","description":"\u003cb\u003eA 2021 Newbery Honor Book \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a moving, lyrical tale about the cost and fragility of freedom, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebest-selling author and an acclaimed artist follow the life of a man who courageously shipped himself out of slavery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat have I to fear?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy master broke every promise to me.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eI lost my beloved wife and our dear children.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll, sold South. Neither my time nor my body is mine.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe breath of life is all I have to lose.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnd bondage is suffocating me.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHenry Brown wrote that long before he came to be known as Box, he \"entered the world a slave.\" He was put to work as a child and passed down from one generation to the next -- 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 -- and help -- came in the form of the Underground Railroad. Escape! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn stanzas of six lines each, each line representing one side of a box, celebrated poet Carole Boston Weatherford powerfully narrates Henry Brown's 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, \u003ci\u003eBox \u003c\/i\u003eis augmented with historical records and an introductory excerpt from Henry's own writing as well as a time line, notes from the author and illustrator, and a bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Candlewick Press (MA)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781536227758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e509048 \/ Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Carole Boston Weatherford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42334452908213,"sku":"9781536227758","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3f85c24e-c533-4868-b8f7-57e16b6993d2.jpg?v=1660627543","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/box-henry-brown-mails-himself-to-freedom-9781536227758","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}