Author: Charlotte Forten
Rating: 4/5 Stars
Reviewer: Denise
Summary:
Presents excerpts from the diary of Charlotte Forten, a free
African American teenager who lived in Massachusetts before the Civil War.
Review: Charlotte Forten, a freed African American girl
before the Civil War, tells her story by sharing the journal entries she wrote
about her life. This would be an excellent book for any student who needs to
complete a biography assignment because information is presented in an
interesting and easy way, with vocabulary and sidebar information. I thought
that it was the right idea to leave Forten’s entries as is without tampering
with her thoughts. A helpful timeline of her life is given towards the end of
the book that highlights the key points of her life and there are also other
reading suggestions at the end of the book, as well as some critical thinking
questions to answer that supports Common Core curriculum. Anyone who enjoys
reading the Dear America series would appreciate this shortened version of the
same concept. Part of the Fact Finders series.
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