Johnston, T. (1996) The Wagon. Tambourine Books: New York.
This book is much darker in terms of the mood of this book than others I have read about slavery. It is about a boy who is angry about being a slave. He lashes out and shows his emotions and suffers the consequences as a result. Unlike other slavery books, the boy only obtains his freedom after emancipation, not through escaping via the Underground Railroad.
This book is great for teaching about mood and tone since the mood of this book is not one of hope and promise like in previous slavery books. This book more accurately depicts the feeling that many slaves felt as they were growing up in a life not filled with hope.
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