Books like Runaway to Freedom by Barbara Smucker
When two young girls escape from a Mississippi plantation, they set out on a perilous journey toward Canada. Using the Underground Railroad, they must evade capture and confront the dangers of a slaveβfree path to liberty.
First publish date: November 30, 1979
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: Barbara Smucker
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