num_pages: 160
description: What was it like to be a slave?  Listen to the words and learn about the lives of countless slaves and ex-slaves, telling about their forced journey from Africa to the United States, their work in the fields and houses of their owners, and their passion for freedom.  You will never look at life the same way again.
language: English
title: To Be a Slave
titlecomplete: To Be a Slave (Puffin Modern Classics)
genres: Historical, Biography, Nonfiction, School, Middle Grade, American History, Classics, Childrens, History, African American
ratings_count: 2878
awards: awardedAt: -31507200000
name: Newbery Medal, awardedAt: 28800000
name: Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
publisher: Puffin Books