Book Club Discussion Kit. The underground railroad
(Audiobook CD)
Author
Contributors
Published
(Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2018].
Format
Audiobook CD
ISBN
9781524736309, 1524736309, 9781524736255, 1524736252, 9780345804327 paperback), 0345804325 paperback)
Physical Desc
10 books (313 pages), 1 book (417 pages), 1 audiobook (9 CDs, 11 hr.), 1 discussion guide ; in a cloth bag 38 x 46 cm
Lexile measure
890L
Rating
890L
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Published
(Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2018].
Language
English
ISBN
9781524736309, 1524736309, 9781524736255, 1524736252, 9780345804327 paperback), 0345804325 paperback)
Lexile measure
890
Notes
General Note
A cloth bag containing 10 paperback copies, 1 audiobook, and 1 large print copy of the title.
General Note
Book in bag is published by New York : Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2018, ©2016
General Note
Title and statement of responsibility from book title page.
General Note
Title from discussion guide.
General Note
Edition of book used: "First Anchor Books edition, January 2018." --Verso of title page.
Description
Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape. Though they manage to find a station and head north, they are being hunted. Their first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. But the city's placid surface masks an insidious scheme designed for its black denizens. And even worse: Ridgeway, the relentless slave catcher, is close on their heels. Forced to flee again, Cora embarks on a harrowing flight, state by state, seeking true freedom. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex.
Target Audience
890L,Lexile
Awards
National Book Award, 2016.
Awards
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence for Fiction Winner, 2017.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Social conditions -- History -- Fiction.
Alternative histories (Fiction)
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Large print books.
Sound recordings.
Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Underground Railroad -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
United States -- Race relations -- Fiction.
Alternative histories (Fiction)
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Large print books.
Sound recordings.
Southern States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Underground Railroad -- Fiction.
United States -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
United States -- Race relations -- Fiction.
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Other Subjects
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Whitehead, C. (2018). Book Club Discussion Kit . [publisher not identified].
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whitehead, Colson, 1969-. 2018. Book Club Discussion Kit. (Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified].
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Whitehead, Colson, 1969-. Book Club Discussion Kit (Place of publication not identified]: [publisher not identified], 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Whitehead, Colson. Book Club Discussion Kit [publisher not identified], 2018.
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