Great Escapes #2: Journey to Freedom, 1838

Name: Great Escapes #2: Journey to Freedom, 1838
Brand: Harper Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Sherri Winston
ISBN: 9780062994646

Author: Sherri Winston

Series: Great Escapes #2

Narrator: Joniece Abbott-Pratt

Unabridged: 1 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 04/28/2020

Categories: Children's Fiction, Historical Stories, Action & Adventure Stories, African American & Black Stories

Synopsis

Are you ready for some of the most exciting, death-defying escape stories ever told? Perfect for fans of the I Survived series, the second installment in a brand-new, edge-of-your-seat series based on real events!Winter 1838—Kentucky. Determined to save her toddler son from being sold as a slave, the woman who became known as Eliza Harris trekked through the forest, in the dark of night with wild animals on her heels. Her goal: cross the Ohio River, the boundary between the North and the South, between slavery and freedom.Although the journey would be perilous, Eliza looked out at the treacherous frozen waters and quickly decided she couldn’t let fear stop her, especially when a new life—a free life—waited just on the other side.

About Sherri Winston

Sherri Winston spent most of her childhood making up stories and reading books. She is proud to be an author for young readers. She currently lives in Central Florida with her two daughters, multiple cats, two turtles, and a happy little doggy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Maria

Opening lines from the book ... Eliza Harris pressed her body against the house. Winter air chilled her skin. The conversation she overheard chilled her soul. WHAT I LIKED ABOUT THIS BOOK… 1) I love the author's note that connects this story to Uncle Tom's Cabin, the novel that played a huge role is sw......more

Goodreads review by Maura

My history-loving 7 year old and I enjoyed reading Journey to Freedom, 1838 together. The story begins in Kentucky and focuses on the journey of freedom-seeker Eliza Harris, who risks the perilous journey to save her son from being sold away from her. Based on the composite of true stories of freedo......more

Goodreads review by Kristina

A very well written book for 3rd grade and above. It utilizes the backdrop of a slave mother escaping with her toddler via the Underground Railroad to introduce kids to this time. Winston does an excellent job of weaving the story of Eliza Harris' escape with the emotional and physical toil it would......more

Goodreads review by Melanie

Eliza Harris is a character from Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book for adults and is based on a real slave woman and her courageous and dangerous crossing of the Ohio River in a valiant effort to find freedom. Sherri Winston writes Eliza’s story for middle grade students and its fast pace and less than 1......more