True north : a novel of the Underground Railroad / Kathryn Lasky.
Material type:
TextPublication details: New York : Scholastic, [2009], c1996.Description: xii, 266 p. ; 20 cmISBN: - 054508802X (pbk.)
- 9780545088022 (pbk.)
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Fiction | Lasky Kathryn | Available | 33111007443571 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
It's 1858, and fourteen-year-old Lucy would rather go sailing with her grandfather than get ready for her sister's fancy, high-society wedding. Hundreds of miles south, a girl named Afrika is running for her life and her only guide is the North Star. After Lucy discovers her grandfather's secret life as a stationmaster for the Underground Railroad, she's unexpectedly called to action. Together, Lucy and Afrika will make a break for freedom, and together they must fight to keep each other on the right course - true north.
"Apple signature"--P. [4] of cover.
Originally published: New York : Blue Sky Press, c1996.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-266).
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.
RL4
Ages 8-12.