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My Name Is James Madison Hemings

Jonah Winter

In a first-person account, James Madison Hemings recalls his childhood at Monticello as the son of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. He and his siblings live together in one room, even as Jefferson lives in a mansion. The story sets this treatment beside Jefferson’s affection for his white grandchildren and absence of affection toward his enslaved children, confronting the contradictions of Jefferson’s life and legacy.

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Book details

Lexile Text Measure
AD910L
ATOS Book Level
4.9
AR Interest Level
LG
AR Points
0.5
Word Count
1263
Fountas & Pinnell Text Level
V
Themes
Family · History · Racism And Prejudice · Social Justice
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade
Published
October 25, 2016
Pages
40
ISBN-13
9780385383424
Language
English
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