{"product_id":"frederick-douglass-the-last-day-of-slavery-9781880000427","title":"Frederick Douglass: The Last Day of Slavery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of the African American abolitionist who, in one dramatic incident, discovered the meaning of freedom.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn into slavery young Frederick dreams of the day he and his people will be free. Yet until that day comes, his only escape is through the books he reads, which take him to worlds far from his own.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen a menacing overseer named Covey sees that Frederick is different from the others, he sets out to \"break\" the young reader. But Frederick's surprising response to Covey's brutality is an act of courage that frees forever what no person can hold captive: his spirit\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn his picture book debut, fine artist Cedric Lucas a hauntingly realistic portrait of a cruel era. William Miller follows up his critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eZora Hurston and the Chinaberry Tree\u003c\/i\u003e with a timeless reminder to readers of all ages and backgrounds that freedom is something to never be taken for granted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Miller\u003c\/b\u003e is the award-winning author of numerous books for children for Lee \u0026amp; Low. Mr. Miller lives in York, Pennsylvania, where he teaches African American literature and creative writing at York College.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCedric Lucas\u003c\/b\u003e is the illustrator of \u003ci\u003eNight Golf\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFrederick Douglass: The Last Day of Slavery\u003c\/i\u003e (Lee \u0026amp; Low, 1995). He is also a contributing illustrator to \u003ci\u003eAmerica: My Land, Your Land, Our Land\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches art to middle school students in Bronx, NY, and lives in Yonkers, New York, with his wife and their two children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lee \u0026 Low Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525161029906,"sku":"9781880000427","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aa1e245a-c1d1-4499-bd92-0f40356ec56f.jpg?v=1731205169","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/frederick-douglass-the-last-day-of-slavery-9781880000427","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}