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edition:Hardcover
category: Children's Nonfiction
published: Aug 2015
ISBN:9781554517473
publisher: Annick Press

Give Me Wings

How a Choir of Slaves Took on the World

by Kathy Lowinger

tagged: civil war period (1850-1877), african american, music
About the Author

Kathy Lowinger

KATHY LOWINGER is an award-winning author whose books include Give Me Wings! How a Choir of Former Slaves Took on the World (2015), Turtle Island: The Story of North America’s First People (2017), and What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal (2019). 

Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
Age:
11 to 14
Grade:
6 to 9
Reading age:
11 to 14
Awards
  • Joint winner, Nautilus Book Award
  • Joint winner, Independent Publishers Book Award
  • Winner, Gelett Burgess Award
  • Short-listed, Indiefab Book of the Year Awards finalist, Foreword Reviews
  • Short-listed, Montaigne Medal finalist, Eric Hoffer Award
  • , Golden Oak Award nomination, Ontario Library Association
  • , Best Books for Kids & Teens, *starred selection, Canadian Children’s Book Centre
  • Joint winner, Skipping Stones Honor Book
  • Short-listed, Red Cedar Award finalist, B.C.’s Young Readers’ Choice Awards
Editorial Reviews

“Beautiful, informative, and inspiring.”

— The Literate Quilter, 08/16/15

“Recommended for all libraries, this excellent title will be especially useful in collaboration with school curricula.”

— School Library Journal, *starred review, 08/15

“A story of triumph.”

— The Pirate Tree, 08/04/15

“Well-written . . . lavishly illustrated . . . a treasure-trove of potential primary sources which intermediate and high school aged students can anaylze.”

— Canadian Teacher, 02/01/17

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