Product Details
Margaret K. McElderry, January 2003
Hardcover, 160 pages
ISBN-10: 068984719X
ISBN-13: 9780689847196
Ages: 8 - 12
Grades: 3 - 7
Awards and Nominations
- CBC/NCSS Notable Children's Book in Social Studies
- IRA Teachers' Choices
- South Carolina Book Award Nominee
- Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Master List (FL)
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Description
"Sometimes a man has to risk everything to do what's right. Doing it is what makes him a man."
Thirteen-year-old Michael knows he is lucky. Few slaves in 1805 Charleston are where they want to be. But Michael works on the docks and ships in Charleston Harbor, close to the seas he longs to sail. Life seems good. But when Michael's protective mistress dies, everything changes, and Michael's friend Jim encourages him to run away. Michael is torn. Should he risk everything for a chance at freedom in some unknown place? Or should he stay -- is staying safe worth staying a slave?
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