In the time of the drums

Description:

Mentu, an American-born slave boy, watches his beloved grandmother, Twi, lead the insurrection at Teakettle Creek of Ibo people arriving from Africa on a slave ship.

subjects: African Americans,  Fiction,  Grandmothers,  Igbo (African people),  Juvenile fiction,  Slave insurrections,  Slave revolts,  New York Times reviewed,  Children's fiction,  African americans, fiction,  Slavery, fiction,  Grandparents, fiction,  African american families

Places: United States