My name is Henry Bibb
Subtitle: a story of slavery and freedom
By: Afua Cooper
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781553378136
Subjects: Abolitionists; Slaves; Juvenile fiction; African Americans; Biography; Fiction
Description: Based on historical facts and Bibb's own writings, the story of a young slave's perilous journey to freedom.

This novel is based on the life of Henry Bibb, an American slave who, after repeated attempts, escaped in 1841 to become an antislavery speaker, author, and founder of a Black newspaper.  The plot contains sexual references and graphic violence.
Notes: Accelerated Reader MG 5.6 4 4 132508