Mar. 3, 2006 - Amos Fortune

Has anyone ever read Amos Fortune?  We just finished it and it was wonderful.  I read it to my fifth grader and he really grasped it, I was amazed.  We got into some deep conversations over the content matter.  Slavery is such a touchy subject and I wasn't sure how he was going to handle it.  At first he was leary and avoided it, but once we delved into the character of this amazing man, ds really turned around and started asking all kinds of questions.  I got some books from the library, picture books mostly, geared towards youngsters, regarding slavery.  Most of which were written and illustrated by black people themselves.  I was so blessed to find some good stuff out there.   We also hit on slavery in the Bible...he was amazed to hear it wasn't a new concept and that sadly it still goes on today. 

I really felt this book opened up a whole new way of thinking for my boy.  I think he grew up a bit over the course of this chapter book.  :)