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True north
a novel of the Underground Railroad
by Kathryn Lasky
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Because of the strong influence which her grandfather, an abolitionist, has in her life, fourteen-year-old Lucy assists a fugitive slave girl in her escape.
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True north: a novel of the Underground Railroad
1996, Scholastic Inc.
in English
0590205242 9780590205245
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True north
First published in 1996
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Grandparent and child, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Afro-Americans, Fugitive slaves, Abolitionists, Slaves, African Americans, Children's fiction, Abolitionists, fiction, Grandparents, fiction, Slavery, fiction, African americans, fiction, Underground railroad, fictionTimes
1858, 19th century americanWork Description
True North tells the story of two 19th Century adolescent girls; Afrika, a run-away slave from a Virginia plantation and Lucy, a restless socialite from Boston convinced there is more to life than parties and marrying a wealthy man. While Afrika travels the underground Railroad, dodging slave catchers and hounds, Lucy dodges her older sister Iris's wedding preparations and begins to unravel the truth about her headstrong grandfather after his death.
When Lucy finds Afrika hiding in her grandfathers house, the two embark on a dangerous journey to the Canadian Border. The two must use their wits to outsmart the detectives hot on their trail.
It is a story that highlights the brutality of slavery, the support of slave labor in the north, the restrictions placed on 19th century women and the philosophies of revolutionaries like Robert Gould Shaw, Abigail Adams and Ralph Waldo Emerson (each of whom play a part in this book).
While this is a childrens novel, it is a great introduction to the Underground Railroad and a thrilling drama suitable for Middle School and High School students.
True north
a novel of the Underground Railroad
This edition was published in 1996 by Scholastic Inc. in New York.
Edition Description
Because of the strong influence which her grandfather, an abolitionist, has in her life, fourteen-year-old Lucy assists a fugitive slave girl in her escape.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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