Escape to Freedom: The Underground Railroad Adventures of Callie and William

by Barbara Brooks Simon and Barbara Brooks Simons

Book Overview

The year is 1858, and a 14-year old house servant named Callie and another young slave named William attempt a daring escape on the Underground Railroad. Traveling by night, these brave teens come across things they cannot believe, such as an African-American newspaper published by escaped slave Frederick Douglass, all the while amazingly avoiding capture.

Barbara Brooks weaves fact-based oral histories of the fictional characters Callie...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792265513
• ISBN13: 9780792265511
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: National Geographic Kids
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7