Only Passing Through by Anne Rockwell

Rockwell, Anne F., and R. Gregory Christie. Only Passing Through: the Story of Sojourner Truth. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Print. 40 pages. 

• ISBN-10: 044041766X
• ISBN-13: 978-0440417668

Born in 1797, and sold three times by the time she was 13 (and beaten many more times), a tall young slave girl named Isabella grew in her determination to fight the evils of slavery and speak for human rights. At the age of 46, having been a free woman for 17 years, Isabella woke from a dream telling her she must travel the country, conveying to people what it meant to be a slave. On that day, Isabella renamed herself.
http://www.amazon.com/Only-Passing-Through-Story-Sojourner/dp/0679891862


In my field work, the English class I am in is a "Link" class where they link their English and Social Studies classes.  I think that this would be a good book to connect with their History class when their are learning about slavery in America.  I like that it is in the perspective of a woman who grew up in slavery and then takes a stand when she gets older.  I also liked that the illustrations are pretty unique compared to what I usually see in other books.