"A novel in verse about a boy escaping slavers during the nineteenth century"-- 11-year-old Kofi Offin dreams of water. Its mysterious, immersive quality. The rich, earthy scent of the current. The clearness, its urgent whisper that beckons with promises and secrets... Kofi has heard the call on the banks of Upper Kwanta, in the village where he lives. He loves these things above all else: his family, the fireside tales of his father's father, a...

In southeastern Africa, a young Yao girl and her mother find a way for their fellow villagers to escape approaching slave traders.

Thirteen-year-old Hamilton Jones seeks revenge against the former captain of the ship on which his mother had been taken from Africa to slavery in the Colonies.

"¡Ana y Andrew van a Ghana! ¡Les encanta aprender sobre la cultura ghanés, especialmente la comida! Mientras están allí, visitan el Castillo de la Costa el Cabo para honrar a sus antepasados y aprender sobre los orígenes de comercios de esclavos." -- "Ana & Andrew are going to Ghana! Papa is traveling to Ghana and the family gets to go too! Ana & Andrew love learning about Ghanaian culture, especially the food! While there, they visit Cape...