Sisters Against Slavery

A Story about Sarah and Angelina Grimké

From the Series Creative Minds Biographies

  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

Sisters against Slavery recounts the lives of Sarah Grimke and Angelica Grimke Weld. These daughters of wealthy Southern planters and slave owners renounced slavery in the 1830’s. Through their writings and through a series of lectures delivered in the North, the sisters became famous for their views on slavery and women’s rights. Although the sisters were active as speakers and essayists for a relatively short time in the 1830s and 1840s, they reached tens of thousands of people, influenced American views on slavery, and were an inspiration to women’s rights leaders for decades to come.

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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 5
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Millbrook Press ™
Language English
Publication Date 2012-01-01
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007000, JNF007040, JNF007120
Dewey 326'.8'0922757
Graphics 1-color illustrations
Guided Reading Level S
ATOS Reading Level 6.1
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 4372
Accelerated Reader® Points 1.0
Features Bibliography/further reading, Index, Maps, Reviewed, Table of contents, and Teaching Guides

Author: Stephanie Sammartino McPherson

Stephanie Sammartino McPherson wrote her first children’s story in college. She enjoyed the process so much that she’s never stopped writing. A former teacher and freelance newspaper writer, she has written more than thirty books and numerous magazine stories. Her recent books include Hothouse Earth: The Climate Crisis and the Importance of Carbon Neutrality, winner of the Green Earth Book Award for young adult nonfiction, and Breakthrough: Katalin Karikó and the mRNA Vaccine. Stephanie and her husband, Richard, live in Virginia.

Illustrator: Karen Ritz

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Creative Minds Biographies

Meet some of the world’s most creative minds! Written in story format, these episodic biographies give clear, straightforward accounts of historical figures’ lives. Each true story is accompanied by black-and-white illustrations. View available downloads →

Reviews

School Library Journal

“. . .clearly written dual biography. . . Finely detailed pencil drawings accompany the text. Students will find useful report information here, and there is rich material for class discussions.”
School Library Journal

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

“McPherson’s thoughtful exposition should win these heroines a following. When procrastinating report writers find all the Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass books checked out, hand them a copy of Sisters and promise them. . . a rewarding read.”
The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

The Horn Book Guide

“. . .an engaging read.”
Horn Book Guide