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Away West

By McKissack, Patricia C.

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Unlike his older brothers, thirteen-year-old Everett was "born in freedom," never knowing life as a slave. His most prized possession is the medal his father earned in the Civil War. Now, more than 125 years later, that treasure is kept in the Websters’ attic with other "scraps of time," ready to be discovered by another generation eager to know its family history. The second novel in Patricia C. McKissack’s family saga recounts a young Southern boy’s dream of heading west to a new life and the way in which his journey teaches him the deeper meaning of the medal his father won.

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ISBN
978-0-67006-012-2
Publisher
Viking Juvenile


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Reviewed on May 1, 2006

Gr 3-4 The second in the series, this book begins as the Webster children investigate their grandmother -s attic. A memento there leads to the story of their ancestor, Everett Turner. Following the Civil War, he was the first of his family to be born into freedom, and the first to be educated. As his story begins, Everett has stowed away on a riverboat headed to St. Louis. He -s seen a pamphlet...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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