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Trouble Don't Last
By Pearsall, Shelley
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37581-490-7
- Publisher
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2002.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2002
Gr 5-8 Strong characters and an inventive, suspenseful plot distinguish Pearsall's first novel, a story of the Underground Railroad in 1859. Samuel, the 11-year-old slave who narrates the story, is awakened by 70-year-old Harrison, who has decided to flee their tyrannical Kentucky master. The questions that immediately flood the boy's mind provide the tension that propels the novel: What has precipitated the old man's sudden desire for freedom? Why would he risk taking Samuel along? Harrison is mindful of the dangers and wary of trusting even the strangers who...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
