Emerging Scholars Book

I think that a good book for the Emerging Scholars this summer would be Copper Sun. I think that this book would be best out of all of the books we have read because it seems to contain content that is more appropriate for high school students. It also incorporates a good deal of history that students already know something about, slavery, while still introducing new elements of this period in history. For example, many of the students have heard about the conditions for slaves once they reached America, but many have not had the opportunity to learn about how the slaves were captured or what the conditions were like for them on the journey to America. In the same way, Copper Sun offers a view of escaping slavery that is unique. I also think that this book would keep kids' interest in having to read it over the summer.