Night boat to freedom

At the request of his fellow slave Granny Judith, Christmas John risks his life to take runaways across a river from Kentucky to Ohio. Based on slave narratives recorded in the 1930s.

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Main Author: Raven, Margot Theis
Other Authors: Lewis, Earl B. (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006.
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Summary:At the request of his fellow slave Granny Judith, Christmas John risks his life to take runaways across a river from Kentucky to Ohio. Based on slave narratives recorded in the 1930s.
Item Description:"Melanie Kroupa Books."
Physical Description:40 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
ISBN:0374312664
9780374312664
Author Notes:MARGOT THEIS RAVEN and E. B. LEWIS collaborated on Circle Unbroken , a Booklist Top 10 Black History Book for Youth. The author lives in Charleston, South Carolina; the artist, a Caldecott Honor recipient, lives in Folsom, New Jersey.