James Berry

James Berry was a Jamaican-born poet, storyteller, editor, and educator who became one of the first Black writers in Britain to gain wide recognition. His acclaimed work spans poetry and stories for both adult and young readers.

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Years covered1992

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Ajeemah and His Son

1992 · Historical Fiction

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In 1807, Ajeemah and his son Atu are traveling through their West African homeland to deliver a bride-price when slave traders capture them. They are forced across the Atlantic to Jamaica and sold to neighboring plantations, close enough to imagine reunion but separated by enslavement. Their paths show different efforts to preserve dignity, memory, and a sense of freedom under brutal conditions. James Berry's short historical novel centers the interior lives of a father and son whose family and future have been taken from them.

Print · Turtleback · 1993-12 · English
ISBN 9780785723196

Print · Harper Collins · 1994-01-30 · English
ISBN 9780064405232

Print · Turtleback · 1994 · English
ISBN 9780606057264

Print · Perfection Learning Corporation · 1994-09 · English
ISBN 9780780737457

Print · LRS · 2006 · English
ISBN 9781581181395

Print · Baker & Taylor, CATS · 2008-08-11 · English
ISBN 9781439547915

Print · Marco Book Company · 2009-07 · English
ISBN 9780784816899

Hardcover · Willa Perlman Books · 1992 · English
ISBN 9780060210434

Library Binding · Harper Trophy · English
ISBN 9780329019143

Library Binding · HarperCollins Publishers · 1992 · English
ISBN 9780060210441

Genres

Historical Fiction