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1) The house of Dies Drear

Author

Hamilton, Virginia

Series

Dies Drear Chronicles

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Books, eAudiobook, eBook

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A black family of five moves into an enormous house once used as a hiding place for runaway slaves. Mysterious sounds and events as well as the discovery of secret passageways make the family believe they are in grave danger.

2) Under the quilt of night

Author

Hopkinson, Deborah

Publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

c2001

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A young girl flees from the farm where she has been worked as a slave and uses the Underground Railroad to escape to freedom in the north.

3) The Ever-After Bird

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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.

4) Henry's freedom box

Author

Levine, Ellen

Formats

Books, eAudiobook, eBook

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A fictionalized account of how in 1849 a Virginia slave, Henry "Box" Brown, escapes to freedom by shipping himself in a wooden crate from Richmond to Philadelphia.

5) Long road to freedom

Author

Messner, Kate

Series

Ranger in time volume Book 3

Publisher

Scholastic Inc

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Books, eBook, Kindle

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This time the mysterious box that Ranger the Golden retriever found transports him to a Maryland plantation before the Civil War, where he must help a young house slave named Sarah and her younger brother Jesse find their way to the underground railroad and North to freedom, before Jesse is sold to a plantation further South.

6) The trap door

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"Dak, Sera, and Riq return to the United States and walk right into a deadly trap. The year is 1850 and the nation is divided over the issue of slavery. In these dark days, the Underground Railroad provides a light of hope, helping runaway slaves escape to freedom. But the SQ has taken control of the Underground Railroad from within. Now Dak and Sera are left wondering who to trust...while Riq risks everything to save the life of a young boy."--P....

7) January's sparrow

Author

Polacco, Patricia

Publisher

Philomel Books

Pub. Date

2009

Description

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After a fellow slave is beaten to death, Sadie and her family flee the plantation for freedom through the Underground Railroad.

8) Unspoken: a story from the Underground Railroad

Author

Cole, Henry

Publisher

Scholastic Press

Pub. Date

2012

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In this wordless picture book, a young Southern farm girl discovers a runaway slave hiding behind the corn crib in the barn and decides to help him.

9) Meet Addy: an American girl

Author

Porter, Connie Rose

Series

The American girls collection

Publisher

Pleasant Co

Pub. Date

1998

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In 1864, after her father and brother are sold to another owner, nine-year-old Addy Walker and her mother escape from their cruel life as slaves in North Carolina to freedom in Philadelphia.

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1) The house of Dies Drear

2) Under the quilt of night

3) The Ever-After Bird

4) Henry's freedom box

5) Long road to freedom

6) The trap door

7) January's sparrow

8) Unspoken: a story from the Underground Railroad

9) Meet Addy: an American girl

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