Promises to the Dead
New York : Clarion Books, [2000]
Format: Book
Description: 202 pages ; 22 cm
Twelve-year-old Jesse leaves his home on Maryland's Eastern Shore to help a young runaway slave find a safe haven in the early days of the Civil War.
Subjects:
Slavery -- Juvenile fiction.
Fugitive slaves -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction.
Maryland -- Juvenile fiction.
Slavery -- Juvenile fiction.
Fugitive slaves -- Juvenile fiction.
African Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Juvenile fiction.
Maryland -- Juvenile fiction.
Target Audience: 850L
ISBN:
039596394X