Words Set Me Free: The Story of Young Frederick Douglass

Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books, 2011

illustrated by James E. Ransome

"We started with the letter A and continued from there..." Based on Frederick Douglass's own Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, this is an inspiring story of the power of the individual.

"Drawing from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, the Ransomes...create a powerful biographical account of the anti-slavery crusader, writer and orator's early life." —Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review

★ Starred Review, School Library Journal 
★ Starred Review, Booklist

Eureka Award Winner for Excellence in Nonfiction 2012 

Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award 2015

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