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Soon be Free Lois Ruby

Soon be Free By Lois Ruby

Soon be Free by Lois Ruby


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Summary

Thirteen-year-old Dana investigates a mystery involving the old Kansas house that her parents have turned into a bed and breakfast business; in a parallel story, a Quaker boy living in the house in 1857 sets out to help some fugitive slaves to freedom.

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Soon be Free by Lois Ruby

"I ask you, why do weird things always happen to me?" Thirteen-year-old Dana Shannon is no stranger to intrigue. Not long ago she discovered a skeleton behind a wall in her family's house -- a house in Lawrence, Kansas, that was once owned by a Quaker family, the Weavers. The diary Dana found in the sealed-off room revealed that the skeleton belonged to a runaway slave named Lizbeth Charles. Now Dana's house is a newly refurbished bed-and-breakfast, and the first guests are two shady characters who believed the house is hiding another secret. When Dana gets in their way, she becomes embroiled in a second mystery, this one involving slaves and the Weavers again, and -- somehow - Delaware Indians. As Dana tried to fit the puzzle pieces together, alternate chapters tell the story of James Baylor Weaver, a thirteen-year-old boy, in 1857. It is up to James to fulfill a promise Lizbeth made before her death. He must travel hundreds of miles to retrieve four slaves and bring them to freedom. The journey will test his strength, endurance, and courage; it will also test his character, when he has to make a terrible choice... Readers of "Soon Be Free" will quickly be caught up in this fast-paced mystery-adventure that links teenagers from two different centuries.

Soon be Free Reviews

"Horn Book Magazine" The alternating chapters...create a kind of thread weaving the historical reality into contemporary time. The skillfully rendered book will appeal to a wide audience and serve beautifully for a variety of teaching purposes.

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CIN0689832664G
9780689832666
0689832664
Soon be Free by Lois Ruby
Used - Good
Hardback
Simon & Schuster Ltd
2000-09-01
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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