Letters from a Slave Boy: The Story of Joseph Jacobs

by Mary E. Lyons

Book Overview

Like his mother and grandmother before him, Joseph Jacobs was born into slavery. Joseph lives with his grandmother and sister in North Carolina, but he has not seen his mother for more than seven years. Unbeknownst to Joseph, his mother, Harriet, has been hiding from her owner in the attic of the house that Joseph lives in. But when Harriet's hiding place is in danger of being revealed, she is forced to flee north to safety only moments after being...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689878672
• ISBN13: 9780689878671
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
• Length: 197 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.1" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher