Caleb assists Mariah as she prepares to join the march. Gr 7 Up-In 1864, teenager Mariah and the other African Americans living in slavery on her plantation are freed by Union forces and encouraged to begin following General Sherman's march through Georgia. Though she’s primarily known for her nonfiction, Bolden also wrote a trio of loosely connected novels that take place from enslaved Georgia in 1864 to the early 1900s in Washington, D.C.Ĭrossing Ebenezer Creek by Tonya Bolden. The offerings are organized in chronological order, from enslavement to modern-day.
We thought it was fitting to conclude our Black History Month nonfiction/fiction pairings by highlighting a selection of her works for young people.
Tonya Bolden is one of the most prolific and acclaimed authors of children’s and young adult literature that focuses on Black history.
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