Henry's Freedom Box

Title: Henry's Freedom Box

Author: Ellen Levine

Illustrator: Kadir Nelson

Summary: Henry was a little boy, who didn't know how old he was. Henry was a slave and because of that, slaves didn't have birthdays. Henry and his siblings worked in a big house, and his master was good to his family. One day his master was very ill, and his master called him to his bedroom where he was laying. Henry thought he was going to be set free, but the master said he was going to his son. Henry had to say goodbye to his family later that day. Henry's new master made him work in a factory, which he was very good at. One day he met Nancy, who was shopping for her mistress in the street and fell in love. Later on, he asked her to be his wife, and they have three children together. One day while Henry was working in the factory, a man came up to him and told Henry that his wife and children were sold in the market. Henry had the idea of shipping himself to somewhere that was free, so he got help from two men. Henry was flipped and thrown all over the place while he was in the box, until one day the box got opened by four of his friends. At last, Henry had a birthday, the day that he was free.

Henry's Freedom Box is such an amazing book and recommends every teacher should read it to their students. I rate it a 5/5 and would love to get my own copy of it for my classroom!