Amos Fortune, Free Man

A Newbery Medal Winner

When Amos Fortune was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave traders and brought to Massachusetts, where he was sold at auction. Although his freedom had been taken, Amos never lost his dinity and courage. For 45 years, Amos worked as a slave and dreamed of freedom. And, at age 60, he finally began to see those dreams come true.

"The moving story of a life dedicated to the fight for freedom."--Booklist

Author: Elizabeth Yates
Publisher: Puffin Books
Published: 05/01/1989
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.34lbs
Size: 7.83h x 5.13w x 0.51d
ISBN: 9780140341584
Audience: Young Adult

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.5
Point Value: 5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 3 / Amos Fortune, Free Man


Award: Newbery Medal - Winner

About the Author
Elizabeth Yates (1905-2001), prolific American author, won the 1951 Newbery Medal for her novel Amos Fortune, Free Man. She also received a Newbery Honor in 1944 for Mountain Born.

Nora Unwin (1907-1982) illustrated more than one hundred books for children.