"Acclaimed author Linda Granfield tells the true story of John Newton, a sea merchant who crossed the Atlantic time and again with human cargo transporting people from Africa to bondage in the New World. But when a storm at sea almost destroyed his ship, he prayed that if only he was delivered, he would change his life. John Newton was spared. He became a minister and worked the rest of his life for the abolition of slavery. He wrote many fine hymns, but his greatest legacy, "Amazing Grace," continues to comfort and uplift people around the world. Illustrator - Janet Wilson. Ages 12 & up