True North
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.Tags
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A gripping story of the Underground Railroad in 1858, told in alternating chapters from the points of view of two teenagers in very different circumstances. 14 year old Lucy is a from a well-to-do family in Boston; Afrika is not much older and has fled slavery in the south in the hopes of finding freedom in Canada. Without overemphasizing or harping on the differences in their life stations, author Lasky wonderfully depicts both girls' struggles with ease and grace. The ending took me by surprise - in a good way!
Great story about a runaway slave and a wealthy Boston girl who helps her to escape to freedom.
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Kathryn Lasky was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 24, 1944, and knew she wanted to be a writer from the time she was ten. She majored in English in college and after graduation wrote for various magazines and taught. Her first book, I Have Four Names for My Grandfather, was published while she was teaching. She has written more than seventy show more books for children and young adults on everything from historical fiction to picture books and nonfiction books including the Dear America books and the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series. Many of her books are illustrated with photographs by her husband, Christopher Knight. She has received many awards for her titles including Sugaring Time which was a Newberry Honor Book; The Night Journey which won the National Jewish Book Award for Children; Pageant which was an ALA Notable Children's book; and Beyond the Burning Time which was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. She has also received the Washington Post's Children's Book Guild Award for her contribution to children's nonfiction. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Lucy Bradford; Afrika
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