| Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad (CD) Contributor(s): Brill, Marlene Targ (Author), Porter, Janice Lee (Illustrator), Sanders, Jay O. (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1595199489 ISBN-13: 9781595199485 Publisher: Live Oak Media (NY) OUR PRICE: $12.30 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: Eleven-year-old Allen Jay knows that his parents hide dark-skinnned people who appear and disappear mysteriously, but not until his father asks him to help with a runaway does he begin to understand about slavery and the important role his family plays in the Underground Railroad. Set in 1842, this moving story highlights a suspenseful night as the boy who would become a well-known Quaker minister and teacher helps Henry James, an African American struggling to find freedom. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - General |
| Dewey: 973.711 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.57" W x 6.55" (0.12 lbs) |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Theometrics - Secular - Topical - Civil War |