num_pages: 48
description: A 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Honor BookForceful and iconic raved Publishers Weekly in a starred review. This gorgeous picture book by Newbery Honor winner Patricia C. McKissack and two-time Caldecott Medal-winning husband-and-wife team Leo and Diane Dillon is sure to become a treasured keepsake for African American families. Set in West Africa this a lyrical story-in-verse is about a young black boy who is kidnapped and sold into slavery and his father who is left behind to mourn the loss of his son. Here's a beautiful powerful truly unforgettable story about family memory and freedom.
language: English
title: Never Forgotten
publisher: Schwartz & Wade