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Night boat to freedom /
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| Author |
Raven, Margot Theis.
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| Call Number |
jE RAV |
| Publisher |
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux ; Square Fish, |
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Subject
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Fugitive slaves -- Fiction.
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Slavery -- Fiction.
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Underground railroad -- Fiction.
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African Americans -- Fiction.
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Juvenile literature.
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Kentucky -- History -- 1792-1865 -- Fiction.
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Ohio -- History -- 1787-1865 -- Fiction.
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| Title Statement |
Night boat to freedom / Margot Theis Raven ; pictures by E.B. Lewis. |
| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Notes |
"Melanie Kroupa books." |
| Summary |
At the request of his fellow slave Granny Judith, Christmas John risks his life to take runaways across a river from Kentucky to Ohio. Based on slave narratives recorded in the 1930s. |
| Awards Notes |
Young Hoosier Book Award, 2009-2010, 4-6 Nominee. |
| Contributors |
Lewis, Earl B. ill. |
| ISBN |
0374312664 |
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9780374312664 |
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0312550189 (pbk. : Square Fish) |
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9780312550189 (pbk. : Square Fish) |
| Hold Requests |
0 |
| Bib No. |
1078538 |