Title: In the time of the drums
Description: Mentu, an American-born slave boy, watches his beloved grandmother, Twi, lead the insurrection at Teakettle Creek of Ibo people arriving from Africa on a slave ship.
Subjects: African Americans, Fiction, Grandmothers, Igbo (African people), Juvenile fiction, Slave insurrections, Slave revolts, New York Times reviewed, Children's fiction, African americans, fiction, Slavery, fiction, Grandparents, fiction, African american families
Places: United States