Barracoon
Also known as Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers
A book for ages 9 to 12 about Cudjo Lewis (Oluale Kossola)
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- A book about Cudjo Lewis (Oluale Kossola), by Zora Neale Hurston (adapted by Ibram X.
- Kendi).
Why it matters
- For families listening together with children aged 9 to 12.
Key facts
- Ages
- 9 to 12; Common Sense Media 9+ (publisher 8-12)1
- Audiobook read by
- Robin Miles2
- Audiobook length
- 2 h 12 min2
- Published
- 2024, Amistad Books for Young Readers1
- Content to know about
- Some violence: beatings, murders and cruelty to people and animals; the Middle Passage (hunger, confinement, illness) and families separated and sold. Brief mention of drunkenness.1
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Written by
- Zora Neale Hurston (adapted by Ibram X. Kendi)
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