Sojourner Truth (biography)

Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman? is a 1992 children's biography by Patricia and Frederick McKissack. It tells the story of African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist, Sojourner Truth.

Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?
First edition
AuthorPatricia McKissack, Frederick McKissack
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreChildren's biography
Published1992 (Scholastic)
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages186
ISBN9780590446914
OCLC967852524

Reception

The School Library Journal, in a review of Sojourner Truth wrote "With compassion and historical detail, the McKissacks offer a rich profile of Isabella Van Wagener. .. the McKissacks emphasize the condition of African-Americans from 1797-1883, their subject's convictions and magnetism, her contributions to the welfare of her people, and her involvement with other influential abolitionists and activists during the last 40 years of her life."[1]

Sojourner Truth has also been reviewed by Booklist,[2] Kirkus Reviews,[3] and Publishers Weekly.[4]

Awards

References
  1. Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?. 1992. ISBN 978-0-590-44690-7. Retrieved February 24, 2017. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  2. "Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?". Buffalo and Erie County Public Library. Retrieved February 24, 2017. The style is straightforward, but it's the dramatic quotes from Sojourner Truth herself that grab you.
  3. "Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?". Kirkus Reviews. Kirkus Media LLC. Retrieved February 24, 2017. A valuable contribution, well balanced and broad-minded.
  4. "Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman?". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. November 2, 1992. Retrieved February 24, 2017. The forceful narrative also offers a startling portrayal of a pivotal yet appalling era in American history.
  5. Kathleen T. Horning; Ginny Moore Kruse; Merri V. Lindgren (1993). CCBC Choices 1992: 10 Biography and Autobiography (PDF). Friends of the CCBC Inc. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  6. "Past Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winners". hbook.com. Media Source. May 30, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  7. "Coretta Scott King Book Awards - All Recipients, 1970-Present". ala.org. American Library Association. 5 April 2012. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
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