{"product_id":"how-the-word-is-passed-adapted-for-young-readers-remembering-slavery-and-how-it-shaped-america-hardcover","title":"How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers): Remembering Slavery and How It Shaped America - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eClint Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSonja Cherry-Paul\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdapted from Clint Smith's #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and universally acclaimed \u003ci\u003eHow the Word Is Passed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ethis must-read narrative takes readers to historical sites across America, exploring the legacy of slavery to help readers make sense of our nation's past and present, and be better stewards of their own future.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beginning in his own hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads young readers through an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks--those that are honest about the past and those that are not--offering an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nation's collective history, and ourselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow the Word Is Passed\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates how some of our country's most essential stories are hidden in plain view--whether in places we might drive by on our way to school, holidays such as Juneteenth, or entire neighborhoods (like downtown Manhattan) on which the brutal history of the trade in enslaved people has been deeply imprinted. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Informed by scholarship and brought alive by the story of people living today, this adaptation of Clint Smith's #1 bestselling, award-winning work of nonfiction offers kids a new understanding of the hopeful role that memory and history can play in making sense of our country, and shows how they can reckon with the past and present to become better stewards of their future.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClint Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction and was named one of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 10 Best Books of 2021. He is also the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling poetry collection \u003ci\u003eAbove Ground\u003c\/i\u003e and the award-winning poetry collection \u003ci\u003eCounting Descent\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Sonja Cherry-Paul\u003c\/b\u003e is the founder of Red Clay Educators, co-director of the Institute for Racial Equity in Literacy, co-director of the Teach Black History All Year Institute, and executive producer and host of The Black Creators Series. She is a former middle school English teacher and has written several books for educators to support reading and writing instruction including \u003ci\u003eAntiracist Reading Revolution: A Framework for Teaching Beyond Representation Toward Liberation\u003c\/i\u003e. Sonja leads professional development for schools and organizations in equity and antiracism. She invites you to visit her online at sonjacherrypaul.com.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 7.87 x 5.42 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 30, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336215421293,"sku":"9780316578509","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/fD4ffvI2109780316578509.webp?v=1778915311","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/how-the-word-is-passed-adapted-for-young-readers-remembering-slavery-and-how-it-shaped-america-hardcover","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}