{"product_id":"9780063098336","title":"Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn Instant New York Times and Indie Bestseller!In the first middle grade offering from Zora Neale Hurston and Ibram X. Kendi, young readers are introduced to the remarkable and true-life story of Cudjo Lewis, one of the last survivors of the Atlantic human�trade, in an adaptation of the internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed�Barracoon.   This is the life story of Cudjo Lewis, as told by himself.   Of the millions of men, women, and children transported from Africa to America to be enslaved, eighty-six-year-old Cudjo Lewis was then the only person alive to tell the story of his capture and bondage-fifty years after the Atlantic�human trade was outlawed in the United States. Cudjo shared his firsthand account with legendary folklorist, anthropologist, and writer Zora Neale Hurston.   Adapted with care and delivered with age-appropriate historical context by award-winning historian�Ibram X. Kendi, Cudjo's incredible story is now available for young readers and emerging scholars. With powerful illustrations by Jazzmen Lee-Johnson, this poignant work is an invaluable contribution to our shared history and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rye Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45469293510877,"sku":"9780063098336","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0064\/1368\/0730\/files\/9780063098336.jpg?v=1720167840","url":"https:\/\/ryebooks.co.uk\/products\/9780063098336","provider":"Rye Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}