Freedom in Congo Square genre-Juvenile Nonfictio but Hazel knows the truth—and

but Hazel knows the truth—and she’s determined to prove it

with a spare text and bold art exuding her cheerful wit

or you won’t get anywhere anyway

which her father used to tell her at bedtime

progress and opportunity - he doesn’t think twice when his uncle invites him to stay in Liberty

Freedom in Congo Square genre-Juvenile Nonfictio but Hazel knows the truth—andWEATHERFORD, Carole Boston. Freedom in Congo Square. Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. [NY] Little Bee Books [2016]. 4to, [40]pp. Color pictorial boards. Color pictorial endpapers; color illustrations on every spread. A fine copy in original color pictorial dust jacket (no medal affixed). Signed by the artist, R. Gregory Christie, and with a bookplate signed by the author, Newbery honor author Carole Boston Weatherford, laid in. First edition. 2017