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River runs deep

Twelve-year-old Elias is sent to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky to fight a case of consumption--and ends up fighting for the lives of a secret community of escaped slaves traveling along the Underground Railroad.

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Main Author:	Bradbury, Jennifer (Jennifer A.) (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2015]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Mammoth Cave (Ky.) > Juvenile fiction. Tuberculosis > Juvenile fiction. Slavery > Juvenile fiction. Fugitive slaves > Juvenile fiction. Underground railroad > Juvenile fiction. African Americans > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:	Twelve-year-old Elias is sent to Mammoth Cave in Kentucky to fight a case of consumption--and ends up fighting for the lives of a secret community of escaped slaves traveling along the Underground Railroad.
Item Description:	"A novel"--Jacket.
Physical Description:	320 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-320).
ISBN:	9781442468245 (hbk.) 1442468246 (hbk)
Author Notes:	Jennifer Bradbury is the author of the middle grade novel River Runs Deep and of several critically acclaimed young adult novels, including, Take , A Moment Comes , Wrapped , and her debut, Shift --which Kirkus Reviews called "fresh, absorbing, compelling" in a starred review. Shift was picked as an ALA and a School Library Journal Best Book for Young Adults and is also on numerous state reading lists. She is also a rock climber and teacher in Burlington, Washington, where she lives with her family.