Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom McCloskey Clothig inviting young readers on a

inviting young readers on a sky-gazing adventure to imagine the secret lives of unicorns

Lucille Clifton

self-esteem

and giraffes bend

making her a foremother of writing about nature

Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom McCloskey Clothig inviting young readers on aA 2021 Newbery Honor Book In a moving, lyrical tale about the cost and fragility of freedom, a New York Times best selling author and an acclaimed artist follow the life of a man who courageously shipped himself out of slavery. What have I to fear? My master broke every promise to me. I lost my beloved wife and our dear children. All, sold South. Neither my time nor my body is mine. The breath of life is all I have to lose. And bondage is suffocating