Gretchen Woelfle

Mumbet's Declaration of Independence Gretchen Woelfle

Publisher Marketing: Everybody knows about the Founding Fathers and the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But the founders weren't the only ones who believed that everyone had a right to freedom. Mumbet, a Massachusetts slave, believed it too. She longed to be free, but how? Would anyone help her in her fight for freedom? Could she win against her owner, the richest man in town? Mumbet was determined to try. Review Citations: Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2014 (EAN 9781467723992, Other) Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 117 (EAN 9781467723992, Other) Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2013 (EAN 9780761365891, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 12/02/2013 (EAN 9780761365891, Hardcover) - *Starred Review School Library Journal 01/01/2014 pg. 117 (EAN 9780761365891, Hardcover) New York Times Book Review 02/16/2014 pg. 16 (EAN 9780761365891, Hardcover) Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 05/01/2014 (EAN 9780761365891, Hardcover) Booklist 05/01/2014 pg. 89 (EAN 9780761365891, Hardcover) Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2014 pg. 117 (EAN 9780761365891, Hardcover) PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/01/2014 pg. 56 (EAN 9780761365891, Hardcover) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2014 (EAN 9780761365891, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Woelfle, Gretchen Gretchen Woelfle is the author of many books for young readers, including Write On, Mercy! The Secret Life of Mercy Otis Warren, and Jeannette Rankin: Political Pioneer, which also told the stories of pioneering women in American history. Contributor Bio:  Berneis, Susie Susie Berneis is a versatile voice over artist with numerous narration credits to her name. She has an ear for dialect and a love for the process of developing characters, cultivated in her 20-plus years of experience as a community and regional stage actress. Based in Ann Arbor, (home of the University of Michigan, where she received her BA in English and Theatre) Susie now takes great joy in playing all the characters she encounters in her narration.