The Ever-After Bird
Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, [2007]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 232 pages ; 22 cm
In 1851, thirteen-year-old Cecilia has her eyes opened to the horrors of slavery when she accompanies her ornithologist uncle on an expedition in search of the rare "Scarlet Ibis," and watches as he shows slaves the way to the Underground Railroad.
Subjects:
Uncles -- Juvenile fiction.
Scarlet ibis -- Juvenile fiction.
Birds -- Juvenile fiction.
Slavery -- Juvenile fiction.
Underground Railroad -- Juvenile fiction.
Georgia -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Juvenile fiction.
Uncles -- Juvenile fiction.
Scarlet ibis -- Juvenile fiction.
Birds -- Juvenile fiction.
Slavery -- Juvenile fiction.
Underground Railroad -- Juvenile fiction.
Georgia -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Juvenile fiction.
Target Audience: 630L
ISBN:
0152026207 (hardcover)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-232).