From the creators of Voices from the Oregon Trail and Colonial Voices, an unflinching story of two young runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad, told in their voices and those who helped and hindered them
It's the 1850s and enslaved siblings Jeb and Mattie are about the make a break for freedom. The pair travel north from Maryland to New Bedford, Massachusetts along the Underground Railroad. Each spread tells about a step of their journey through a poem in the first person perspective. The main and repeating voices are Jeb and Mattie, but we also hear from the stationmasters and conductors, those who offer them haven, as well as those who want to capture them.
Like its predecessors in the Voices series, this richly researched and beautifully illustrated picture book brings a difficult chapter of American history to life for young readers.
| ISBN: | 9780803740921 |
| Publication date: | 9th January 2018 |
| Author: | Kay Winters |
| Illustrator: | Larry Day |
| Publisher: | The Dial Press an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Genres: |
Historical Fiction PSHE: Siblings Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Runaways Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Stories about Family and Friends |
From the creators of Voices from the Oregon Trail and Colonial Voices, an unflinching story of two young runaway slaves on the Underground Railroad, told in their voices and those who helped and hindered themIt's the 1850s and enslaved siblings Jeb and Mattie are about the make a break for freedom. The pair travel north from Maryland to New Bedford, Massachusetts along the Underground Railroad.
Voices from the Underground Railroad features in the following genres: Historical Fiction, PSHE: Siblings, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Runaways, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Stories about Family and Friends
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Voices from the Underground Railroad was written by Kay Winters and published by The Dial Press an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group