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In 1861, a twelve‑year‑old Quaker girl named Truth relocates to Indiana to stay with relatives who operate a North Carolina station of the Underground Railroad. The eruption of the Civil War brings danger and change to the family’s secret passage and Truth’s sense of home.
First publish date: 1992
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Patricia Beatty
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