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1) True north
Author
Publisher
Scholastic
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
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.
Author
Series
Roots of faith volume 1
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
The Dark Sun Rises is the first in a series of historical fiction by Denise Williamson. This novel begins the journey of faith for Joseph, a manservant of Abram Callcott. One of Abram's passions is teaching slaves about the Gospel. He is shocked, however, by the realization that Joseph has learned to read. Now everyone must adjust to the change and growth that is taking place in the antebellum south.
Author
Series
Mail order bride volume 5
Publisher
Multnomah Publishers
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Author
Series
American dreams (Michael Phillips) volume 1
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Description
A novel of love, family, and justice follows Lina Sparrow, an ambitious first-year associate in a Manhattan law firm, as she searches for the "perfect plaintiff" to lead a historic class-action lawsuit worth trillions of dollars in reparations for descendants of American slaves.
Author
Series
Saddler's legacy volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
Music offers Kate sweet refuge from her troubles . . . but real freedom is sweeter. In Westerville, Ohio, 1855, Kate Winter's dreams are almost within reach. As the first woman to graduate from Otterbein College, she'll be guaranteed her deepest wish: escape from the dark secret haunting her family. But with her mother determined to marry her off to a wealthy man, Kate must face reality. She has to run. Now. And she has the perfect plan. Join the...
13) Yellow Crocus
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Moments after Lisbeth is born, she's taken from her mother and handed over to an enslaved wet nurse, Mattie, a young mother separated from her own infant son in order to care for her tiny charge. Thus begins an intense relationship that will shape both of their lives for decades to come. Though Lisbeth leads a life of privilege, she finds nothing but loneliness in the company of her overwhelmed mother and her distant, slave-owning father. As she...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
Presents the adventures of a boy and a runaway slave as they travel down the Mississippi River on a raft. Universally acclaimed as one of the greatest creations of American fiction, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is one of those few books that are read over and over again, with ever increasing enjoyment.
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Harriet Robinson Scott was an enslaved woman who fought for her right to freedom. Harriet and her husband, Dred Scott, sued their slaveholder. They brought their case all the way to the US Supreme Court. Harriet Robinson Scott: From the Frontier to Freedom explores Harriet's life and legacy--Publisher's website.
Author
Pub. Date
s201
Language
English
Description
Opal Lee was born October 7, 1926 in Marshall, Texas. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1953 from Wiley College (now Wiley University). She returned to school and obtained her Master's degree in counseling and guidance from North Texas State University and served as home/school counselor for Fort Worth Independent School District until she retired in 1977. Her greatest passion has been help to ensure her city remembers Juneteenth by hosting...
Author
Publisher
Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"It is 1864, the Civil War is moving toward an end. President Lincoln has proclaimed his 'great measure,' and Southern slaves are slowly gaining their freedom. But for thirteen-year-old Eulinda, a house slave on a Georgia plantation, it is the most
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