Jefferson's Sons: A Founding Father's Secret Children
Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780307942333 (0307942333)
Publish date: September 13th 2011
Publisher: Listening Library
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
History,
Cultural,
Juvenile,
Historical Fiction,
Middle Grade,
African American,
Family,
American History
Overall, I enjoyed this book. It was a great look at what life may have been like for the children in this unique situation and of Jefferson as he lived his post-presidential life. I liked how she presented the story from the perspective of the two older boys for the first parts, but when she swit...
Beverley is still a child when he finds out who his father is; it's not something he's known all his life, even though he's known the man, but his mama had to wait to tell him until he was old enough to keep a secret. His father, you see, is Master Jefferson; his mama is a slave. Beverley's a slav...
Read my forthcoming review in Book Page.