Synopsis
Two young slave girls escape from a plantation in Mississippi and wind a hazardous route toward freedom in Canada via the Underground Railroad.
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About the Author
Doreen Rappaport is the author of several children’s books, including American Women: Their Lives in Their Words, and Trouble at the Mines, an Honor Book for the 1988 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award.
Charles Lilly taught at New York’s School of Visual Arts for seventeen years. He has illustrated many books for children, including Freedom: A Story of the Underground Railroad.
Review
"Scrupulously honest. Remarkable for its fine characterization and its insightful narrative." -- -- The New York Times
"The action is immediate and the plot gripping." -- -- ALA Booklist
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ISBN 13: 9780060257248
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