Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers, (Paperback)

<p><strong>An Instant <em>New York Times</em> and Indie Bestseller!</strong></p><p>In the first middle grade offering from Zora Neale Hurston and Ibram X. Kendi, young readers are introduced to the remarkable and true-life story of Cudjo Lewis, one of the last survivors of the Atlantic human trade, in an adaptation of the internationally bestselling and critically acclaimed <em>Barracoon</em>.</p><p><em>This is the life story of Cudjo Lewis, as told by himself.</em></p><p>Of the millions of men, women, and children transported from Africa to America to be enslaved, eighty-six-year-old Cudjo Lewis was then the only person alive to tell the story of his capture and bondage--fifty years after the Atlantic human trade was outlawed in the United States. Cudjo shared his firsthand account with legendary folklorist, anthropologist, and writer Zora Neale Hurston.</p><p>Adapted with care and delivered with age-appropriate historical context by award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi, Cudjo's incredible story is now available for young readers and emerging scholars. With powerful illustrations by Jazzmen Lee-Johnson, this poignant work is an invaluable contribution to our shared history and culture.</p>

• Barracoon: Adapted for Young Readers, (Paperback)
• Author: Zora Neale Hurston
• ISBN: 9780063098343
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-08-18
• Page Count: 208