Reviews for At the end of the American century

The average rating for At the end of the American century based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-11-14 00:00:00 Jamie Otwell Summary: This is a historical fiction book about a little nine year old boy named Corey. He was a slave along with his mom and dad back in the 1800's. The book consists of different journal entries from Corey talking about his days and what is happening. Corey's dad leaves first in hopes of finding freedom and not long after, Corey and his mom flee as well. Corey makes it safely to America with the help of the Underground Railroad. Evaluation: I enjoyed reading this book and think it would be wonderful for students to read or to read with students as it tells a story of how it was for people in slavery. It is a longer book but a fairly easy read and would suit well middle to upper aged elementary students. Teaching: I could use this book in a history class when discussing slavery and the use of the underground railroad. I would read with my students the book, or parts of the book, and then we could have a class discussion about the book and what happened in it to begin a discussion about slavery.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-02-17 00:00:00 William Cardenas Not bad for a starting point. It would be a good way to get into a discussion of the Underground Railroad, slavery, race and other somewhat tricky concepts with a younger child. Much older than 10, I think they would be bored by this though, as it is very simple to read. A good series as well for reluctant readers, for the simplicity and shortness.