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Author
Publisher
American Girl Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Having Poppa home fills Addy's heart with happiness, and moving to a boarding house brings a new special friend--one who encourages Addy to always stay hopeful for the future. Then Addy enjoys the victory of having her idea chosen for a fair fundraiser, where a friendship is born, and the answer to a riddle brings a wonderful surprise. But will the rest of Addy's family be reunited before the New Year?
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Hallie discovers two runaway slaves hiding in Levi Coffin's home and must decide whether to turn them in or help them escape to freedom. Includes historical notes on the Underground Railroad and abolitionists Levi and Catharine Coffin.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishers
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
In 1739, having escaped from slavery under the British, thirteen-year-old Jem finds himself in the custody of sharp-tongued Phaedra at Fort Mose in Spanish Florida, but his efforts to break free of Phaedra's will have surprising results.
Author
Publisher
Zondervan
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Twenty miles from Oakland, California, where fires have led to racial tension, multi-racial fifteen-year-old Nina faces the bigotry of long-time friends, her parents' divorce, and her brother's misbehavior, while learning of her great-great grandmother Sarah's escape from slavery.
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace & Co
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
At the dedication of a school named after him, an old former slave tells the story of his life and how his white friend helped him earn the money for the school by repeatedly selling him into slavery, after which he always escaped.
Author
Series
Publisher
Go Reader Audiobooks
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Are you ready for some of the most exciting, death-defying escape stories ever told? Perfect for fans of the I Survived series, the second installment in a brand-new, edge-of-your-seat series based on real events!
Winter 1838-Kentucky. Determined to save her toddler son from being sold as a slave, the woman who became known as Eliza Harris trekked through the forest, in the dark of night with wild animals on her heels. Her goal: cross the Ohio River,...
Author
Publisher
Panamericana Editorial
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Español
Description
"Huckleberry Finn, el entrañable amigo de Tom Sawyer, es el protagonista de sus propias aventuras. Aquí conoceremos su pasado, la crueldad de su padre, pero también veremos la astucia y nobleza de Huck, quien se verá envuelto en diversas aventuras donde aprenderá el valor de la amistad y la lealtad. Una obra de la literatura clásica a la mano de todos."--
Author
Publisher
Lectorum Publications Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
Español
Description
"A sus doce años, al pequeño Charlie parece habérsele acabado la suerte. Su padre, un aparcero, acaba de morir, y el capitán Buck --el hombre más temido de Mapache Triste, Carolina del Sur-- ha venido a cobrar una dueda. Charlie teme por su vida y decide llegar a un acuerdo con el capitán Buck: lo ayudará a rastrear a una banda acusada de robarle al capitán y a su jefe. No es un mal negocio para Charlie... hasta que se encuntra cara a cara...
58) Freedom for Addy
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Addy Walker escapes a Southern plantation during the turbulent Civil War. Meet Addy as she and her mother make a daring journey from slavery to freedom in 1864. Addy's story is sure to engage young girls as they learn what it was like to be a girl during the Civil War in this Step 3 Step into Reading leveled reader."--
60) Onkel Toms hytte
Author
Language
Norwegian
Description
Abridged translation of Uncle Tom's Cabin, intended for juvenile audiences.
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