My Name Is Henry Bibb: A Story of Slavery and Freedom

The deeply poignant children's novel My Name Is Henry Bibb takes readers on an engrossing journey through the unique life of Henry Bibb, an African American man born into slavery in the early 19th century. This novel, based on Bibb's true history, is written in the form of an autobiography from Bibb's first-person point of view. Readers are profoundly affected by Bibb's compelling account, which captures his unrelenting pursuit of freedom, his unyielding resiliency, and his dedication to social justice. This book has an Accelerated Reader (AR) Reading Level of 5.6, which equates to roughly a fifth-grade reading level.