# To Be a Slave

Canonical: https://www.bookquiver.com/julius-lester/to-be-a-slave/9780142403860

JSON version (same data): https://www.bookquiver.com/julius-lester/to-be-a-slave/9780142403860.json

![To Be a Slave](https://quivercdn.com/covers/puffin-books/julius-lester/to-be-a-slave_978-01-4240-386-0.jpg?v=2026-06-21%2007%3A37%3A25)

- Book: [To Be a Slave](https://www.bookquiver.com/julius-lester/to-be-a-slave) ([To Be a Slave.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/julius-lester/to-be-a-slave.md))
- Authors: [Julius Lester](https://www.bookquiver.com/julius-lester), [Tom Feelings](https://www.bookquiver.com/tom-feelings)
- Publisher: puffin_books
- ISBN: 978-01-4240-386-0
- Pages: 176
- Published: 2005-12-29
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

What was it like to be a slave? Listen to the words and learn about the lives of countless slaves and ex-slaves, telling about their forced journey from Africa to the United States, their work in...