Says the Scholastic website: The day Grace is called from the slave cabins to work in the Big House, Mama makes her promise to keep her eyes down. Uncle Jim warns her to keep her thoughts tucked private in her mind or they could bring a whole lot of trouble and pain. |
Unbound, as the cover says, is "a novel in verse". It's easy enough to understand as the reader is introduced to Grace, her family, and her situation as a black teenager living as a slave in the 1860s. As is often the case, the slaveowners in this book are depicted as selfish, snobbish, and inhuman. As is often the case, and as I'm sure it was true in real life, this teenager worries about her family, the possibility of separation, and the fear of doing something wrong and getting caught. I can definitely empathize with the situation Grace is in, but I kept expecting more intensity. I think the poetry lent itself to reading this one fast when I should have lingered longer on the family silently waiting for the slave catchers to stop looking for them in the swamp. There were also some loose ends that I am not satisfied with, as well as some plot points that were included that may not have been necessary. On a positive note, there was a historical backdrop in Burg's story of which I was not previously aware, so I am thankful that she introduced me to something I did not know.
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