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Author
Publisher
Aladdin, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Young readers edition, first Aladdin hardcover edition.
Lexile measure
1090L
Physical Desc
xviii, 252 pages : map ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"In this incredible narrative, Erica Armstrong Dunbar reveals a fascinating and heartbreaking behind-the-scenes look at the Washingtons' when they were the First Family--and an in-depth look at their slave, Ona Judge, who dared to escape from one of the nation's Founding Fathers. Born into a life of slavery, Ona Judge eventually grew up to be George and Martha Washington's "favored" dower slave. When she was told that she was going to be given as...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1999
Edition
3rd ed.
Physical Desc
xi, 398 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This is a reprint of the Iowa-California text of "Huckleberry Finn", accompanied by explanatory annotations, complete with original illustrations. "Contexts and Sources" provides a selection of documents related to the novel's composition, publication and initial reception.
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
431 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Based on the true story of Henry 'Box' Brown's amazing escape from slavery, a gripping tale about the lengths to which people will go in seeking freedom brings to light one of the heroes of the Underground Railroad." -- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
890L
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
Language
English
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,...