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
- ISBN10 0140341587
- ISBN13 9780140341584
- Publish Date 25 May 1989 (first published 1 January 1989)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 26 October 2004
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc
- Imprint Puffin
- Format Paperback (US Digest)
- Pages 192
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780140341584