Trouble don't last
(Book)
Author:
Published:
New York : Dell Yearling, 2003.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
237 pages : map ; 20 cm
Lexile measure:
720L
Rating:
720L
Status:
Description
Samuel, an eleven-year-old Kentucky slave, and Harrison, the elderly slave who helped raise him, attempt to escape to Canada via the Underground Railroad. Eleven-year-old Samuel was born as Master Hackler's slave, and working the Kentucky farm is the only life he's ever known, until one dark night in 1859, that is. With no warning, cranky old Harrison, a fellow slave, pulls Samuel from his bed and, together, they run. The journey north seems much more frightening than Master Hackler ever was, and Samuel's not sure what freedom means aside from running, hiding, and starving. But as they move from one refuge to the next on the Underground Railroad, Samuel uncovers the secret of his own past, and future. And old Harrison begins to see past a whole lifetime of hurt to the promise of a new lifeb7sand a poignant reunion, in Canada. In a heartbreaking and hopeful first novel, Shelley Pearsall tells a suspenseful, emotionally charged story of freedom and family. Trouble Don't Last includes a historical note and map.
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Hamden/Brundage Community Children's Paperbacks
PB/J/FIC/PEARSALL
On Shelf
New London Juv. Fiction
JPB PEARSALL
On Shelf
North Branford/Atwater Children's Fiction
j Fiction Pearsall
On Shelf
North Branford/Smith Children's Fiction
j Fiction Pearsall
On Shelf
Orange/Case Juvenile Fiction Book
j Fiction Pearsall
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More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
0440418119
Accelerated Reader:
MG
Level 4.8, 8 Points
Level 4.8, 8 Points
Lexile measure:
720
Notes
General Note
A Dell Yearling Book.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 236).
Description
Samuel, an eleven-year-old Kentucky slave, and Harrison, the elderly slave who helped raise him, attempt to escape to Canada via the Underground Railroad. Eleven-year-old Samuel was born as Master Hackler's slave, and working the Kentucky farm is the only life he's ever known, until one dark night in 1859, that is. With no warning, cranky old Harrison, a fellow slave, pulls Samuel from his bed and, together, they run. The journey north seems much more frightening than Master Hackler ever was, and Samuel's not sure what freedom means aside from running, hiding, and starving. But as they move from one refuge to the next on the Underground Railroad, Samuel uncovers the secret of his own past, and future. And old Harrison begins to see past a whole lifetime of hurt to the promise of a new lifeb7sand a poignant reunion, in Canada. In a heartbreaking and hopeful first novel, Shelley Pearsall tells a suspenseful, emotionally charged story of freedom and family. Trouble Don't Last includes a historical note and map.
Target Audience
720L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,MG,4.8,8,61331
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Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Pearsall, S. (2003). Trouble don't last. Dell Yearling.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Pearsall, Shelley. 2003. Trouble Don't Last. Dell Yearling.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Pearsall, Shelley, Trouble Don't Last. Dell Yearling, 2003.
MLA Citation (style guide)Pearsall, Shelley. Trouble Don't Last. Dell Yearling, 2003.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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Grouped Work ID:
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