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The Captive
The Captive
Author: Joyce Hansen
When Kofi's father, an Ashanti chief, is killed, Kofi is sold as a slave and ends up in Massachusetts, where his fate is in the hands of Paul Cuffe, an African American shipbuilder who works to return slaves to their homeland in Africa.
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ISBN-13: 9780590416245
ISBN-10: 0590416243
Publication Date: 6/1995
Pages: 195
Reading Level: Young Adult
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  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: Scholastic
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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About a young man's trip from royalty to a slave in one day. Betwayed by his servant and sold into slavery. Excellent must read.
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