North by Night, Katherine Ayres
North by Night, Katherine Ayres
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North by Night
A Story of the Underground Railroad

Author: Katherine Ayres

Narrator: Christina Moore

Unabridged: 5 hr 8 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 03/16/2012


Synopsis

Wild Canada geese. That's what 16-year-old Lucy Spencer and her family call the runaway slaves who ocassionally hide in their Ohio home. But when Lucy becomes involved in a daring rescue attempt, she learns the ultimate meaning of sacrifice. Popular young adult novelist and author of The Family Tree, Katherine Ayres takes readers back in time for an adventure of great courage and compassion.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Amanda on August 03, 2016

What a confusing book. Its length is typical of middle-grade (175 pages), and protagonist Lucy behaves like a typical twelve-year-old. The problem: Lucy is actually sixteen. She's caught in a love triangle and will have to choose between her suitors (and marry one of them) fairly soon, and yes, her......more

Goodreads review by Rachel on April 12, 2013

Not my favorite, Also read this with Sadie for literature circle. They tried to make this a love story and the underground railroad. My girls are 11 and not into the love note thing. Only 1 out of 8 in my group even wanted anything to do with that. Brings up the concept of rape and I didn't go into......more

Goodreads review by C.P. on July 02, 2014

Yet another re-read of this favorite from my teenage years. The story centers around Lucy (it's her diary), a 16 year old girl who believes and freedom and works with her parents on the underground railroad to help runaway slaves. While Lucy can be irksome at times, her story is interesting and her......more

Goodreads review by Jarrett on September 22, 2016

What a confusing book. It is written in diary format, but constantly switches between narration, diaries, and letters, often with 90's girl giggles about different boys that don't really seem to fit 19th century Quaker realities. However, provides a nice backdrop to the life of those who harbored th......more

Goodreads review by Katie on November 12, 2009

REALLY like this book. It was about the life of a young woman who worked at a stop on the underground railroad, but it was so well written that you forgot it was a historical book, and got really involved with the characters. I was really impressed with the author's writing style. All in all it was......more