| Stone Mirrors: The Sculpture and Silence of Edmonia Lewis Reprint Edition Contributor(s): Atkins, Jeannine (Author) |
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ISBN: 1481459066 ISBN-13: 9781481459068 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Novels In Verse - Young Adult Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural - Young Adult Fiction | Biographical |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2016003598 |
| Lexile Measure: 860 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (0.35 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Ethnic Orientation - Native American - Religious Orientation - Native American |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 189499 Reading Level: 5.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 3.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From critically acclaimed author Jeannine Atkins comes a "memorable, poetic tale" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) about a half-Native American, half-African American sculptor working in the years following the Civil War. A sculptor of historical figures starts with givens but creates her own vision. Edmonia Lewis was just such a sculptor, but she never spoke or wrote much about her past, and the stories that have come down through time are often vague or contradictory. Some facts are known: Edmonia was the daughter of an Ojibwe woman and an African Haitian man. She had the rare opportunity to study art at Oberlin, one of the first schools to admit women and people of color, but lost her place after being accused of poisoning and theft, despite being acquitted of both. She moved to Boston and eventually Italy, where she became a successful sculptor. But the historical record is very thin. The open questions about Edmonia's life seem ideally suited to verse, a form that is compatible with mysteries. Inspired by both the facts and the gaps in history, author Jeannine Atkins imagines her way into a vision of what might have been. |
Contributor Bio(s): Atkins, Jeannine: - Jeannine Atkins is the author of several books for young readers about courageous women, including Finding Wonders: Three Girls Who Changed Science; Stone Mirrors; and Borrowed Names. Jeannine teaches writing for children and young adults at Simmons University. She lives in western Massachusetts. Visit her at JeannineAtkins.com. |