New Releases by Kim L. Siegelson

On a Louisiana sugar plantation, a young slave girl struggles with the magical powers that have been passed down from her grandmother and mother to her, unsure of the responsibilities and consequences that accompany this power.

Ben and his family escape from their slave-owner and go to Florida, where they join other black families who are living with the Seminole Indians and help them fight to keep their lands.

In 1864, two boys, one a slave running toward freedom and one hoping to collect the reward for capturing him, make their way through Georgia''s Okefenokee Swamp, relying on knowledge the white boy''s father, disabled by the war, had passed on to him in happier times.

This picture book honors the longstanding ring shout tradition from West Africa and the American South, depicting a thankful young boy learning to rejoice with all his heart. Full color.

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.

When Oree''s grandmother asks him to represent the family at the local storytelling gathering on Sapelo Island, Oree worries that he doesn''t have his grandfather''s gift for spinning a tale. He decides to tell an old favorite that has been passed down in their family, and as Oree practices telling his story, he explores the personal meaning of his heritage in this coming-of-age story.