Nearer My Freedom, Monica Edinger
Nearer My Freedom, Monica Edinger
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Nearer My Freedom
The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself

Author: Monica Edinger, Lesley Younge

Narrator: Henriette Zoutomou, Clifford Samuel

Unabridged: 3 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/16/2023

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

Millions of Africans were enslaved during the transatlantic slave trade, but few recorded their personal experiences. Olaudah Equiano's The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is perhaps the most well known of the autobiographies that exist. Using this narrative as a primary source text, authors Monica Edinger and Lesley Younge share Equiano's life story in "found verse," supplemented with annotations to give readers historical context. This poetic approach provides interesting analysis and synthesis, helping readers to better understand the original text. Follow Equiano from his life in Africa as a child to his enslavement at a young age, his travels across the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, his liberation, and his life as a free man.

* This audiobook edition includes a downloadable PDF containing maps, visual tools, found-verse adaptation notes, and other resources.

About The Author

Monica Edinger is a retired classroom teacher and the author of the children's book Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad, which won the 2014 Children's Africana Book Award. Monica is a children's book world influencer with a large following on her blog, educating alice. She has contributed reviews and articles for the Horn Magazine and The New York Times, served on several award committees, and published numerous books and articles for educators. She is based in New York.Lesley Younge is a writer, mother, and educator currently teaching middle school English and math in Washington D.C. Originally from Southern California, she graduated from New York University and Bank Street College of Education. Lesley has developed curriculum with a wide range of organizations such as the Central Park Conservancy, the Museum of Art and Design, the Montgomery County Lynching Memorial Project, the Zinn Education Project, and the National Museum of Asian Art. Now she is the author of two books for young people, Nearer My Freedom and A-Train Allen. A fellow of the Hurston/Wright Foundation and Anaphora Literary Arts, Lesley blogs regularly at teacherlesley.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Betsy on February 17, 2023

Remember a couple years ago when the words “primary sources” were uttered with a near reverence in classrooms across the country? This occurred during the initial rise of the CORE Curriculum, and all of a sudden teachers everywhere were mesmerized by the prospect of “first-hand accounts of a topic,......more

Goodreads review by Lesley on February 25, 2023

To be transparent: I am one of the authors and I am so glad this book exists.......more

Goodreads review by Charlsie on January 29, 2023

A verse nonfiction told through found poems collected from Olaudah Equiano’s autobiography. Such an accessible way to bring a primary source to life, particularly for secondary teachers/students. Young readers will have an entry point into complex themes surrounding not only the slave trade, slavery......more

Goodreads review by Renata on November 27, 2023

I was a little unsure about the premise but these authors pulled it off. The found poems really work and I appreciated the added pieces of context. Would be great in a classroom setting or also for independent reading for an interested young (or old!) reader.......more

Goodreads review by Barb on June 13, 2023

A well written book that shows a slaves drive for freedom and justice. The unique use of creating a novel in verse works well while capturing the character of the protagonist. A great way to teach primary sources and history.......more

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