Runaway to Freedom: A Story of the Underground Railway (Harper Trophy Books (Paperback))

By Barbara Smucker

Book Overview

"There's a place the slaves been whisperin' around called Canada," Mammy tells her daughter one night. "The law don't allow no slavery there." The very next morning, a ruthless slave trader separates... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060257245
• ISBN13: 9780060257248
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Runnin for freedom

Runaway to freedom starts out with a girl in slavery sold to another owner. Her new owner is mean and whips were as her old one didn't. One day a man comes and works on freeing some slaves. After a while he get's about four slaves to leave to freedom. The question is whether or not they make it there. I really loved this book. It not only gives you lot's of adventure but also provides you with some history. If asked whether I would recommend this book I would say yes. So not only would this be interesting to read for fun but provide a good school book. That's why I read it.

An indepth look at the horrible world of slavery.

We think that this book was a good way for kids to get a look at what history was like. The book was so amazingly detailed that you really could relate to how the characters felt. We belive that anybody interested in history, adventure, or just plain like to read would enjoy this book.