The Story of Jonas

by Maurine F. Dahlberg

Jonas has lived all of his thirteen years on a farm in Missouri, and even though he hears whispers about freedom, he thinks he'll never try to escape. He knows what happens to slaves who attempt to run away. Besides, Master William has promised to make Jonas his personal manservant, and Jonas thinks fine suits and special privileges sound like a dream. But this dream is put on hold when, in 1859, Master William's good-for-nothing son, Percy, decides...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374372640
• ISBN13: 9780374372644
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7