2000年至今

Freedom over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life (2017 Newbery Honor Books)
出版社： Simon & Schuster, Inc.
書林書號：
20214579
作者：
Bryan, Ashley
定價：
630
會員價：
$536
ISBN：
9781481456906
出版年份：
2016
裝訂：
精裝
總頁數：
0
  • 本書介紹
2017年榮獲紐伯瑞獎和柯瑞塔獎的繪本
你能想像自己被標著某種價格被販售嗎？母親與小孩一組販售，與家具、鍋碗列在同一張待售清單上。
這張財產清單是1828年的真實史料，作者Ashley Bryan讀到這份文件時大為震驚，這些曾經是她祖先，或許他們也曾抱有夢想、個人志向，但最後卻化為一張財產清單上面的一個扁平印字，一個價錢。
這些奴隸的形象，透過他們各自獨白的詩句，描述他們如何努力工作，只希望過著平凡生活。有人是園丁，有人負責編織、打鐵，或在廚房煮飯，他們有各自的專長，卻因為殘酷的奴隸制度，讓夢想破碎、灰飛煙滅。
繪本翻開，我們會先看到一個頭像，下面標示著他/她的價錢、名字與年齡，接著他開始敘述自己在哪工作，做些什麼，並談及內心的秘密和想法，也許是愛慕另一個同在那邊工作的奴隸，或是對黯淡無光的未來感到慌張與恐懼；翻過一頁，是他/她的夢想，如果在自己的家鄉—非洲，他們想要創造怎樣的環境、完成什麼事。
翻過這一頁頁的自述，會發現他們是群多才多藝，身上同樣流著熱血，懷抱夢想，跟你我一模一樣的人，卻因為殖民地的枷鎖而受到束縛和綑綁。本書沒有流血的反抗或控訴，藉由歌唱似的詩句以及第一人稱的獨白，像在夢中呢喃，明知無法實現的願望卻充滿溫度，更加令人唏噓。
必買原因：
◎想讓孩子國際化、全球化，有關種族的議題不可不知！
◎讓繪本用簡單的方式訴說歷史，用故事理解自由的重要性



Newbery Honor Book
Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book

Using original slave auction and plantation estate documents, Ashley Bryan offers a moving and powerful picture book that contrasts the monetary value of a slave with the priceless value of life experiences and dreams that a slave owner could never take away.

Imagine being looked up and down and being valued as less than chair. Less than an ox. Less than a dress. Maybe about the same as…a lantern.

You, an object. An object to sell.

In his gentle yet deeply powerful way, Ashley Bryan goes to the heart of how a slave is given a monetary value by the slave owner, tempering this with the one thing that CAN’T be bought or sold—dreams. Inspired by the actual will of a plantation owner that lists the worth of each and every one of his “workers”, Bryan has created collages around that document, and others like it. Through fierce paintings and expansive poetry he imagines and interprets each person’s life on the plantation, as well as the life their owner knew nothing about—their dreams and pride in knowing that they were worth far more than an Overseer or Madam ever would guess. Visually epic, and never before done, this stunning picture book is unlike anything you’ve seen.
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