Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad
Kids, People and Places, Fiction, USA, Teen, Social Issues, General Fiction
| Author: | Henry Cole | ISBN: | 9780545550697 |
| Publisher: | Scholastic Inc. | Publication: | October 25, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Scholastic Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Henry Cole |
| ISBN: | 9780545550697 |
| Publisher: | Scholastic Inc. |
| Publication: | October 25, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Scholastic Press |
| Language: | English |
A young girl's courage is tested in this haunting, wordless story.When a farm girl discovers a runaway slave hiding in the barn, she is at once startled and frightened. But the stranger's fearful eyes weigh upon her conscience, and she must make a difficult choice.Will she have the courage to help him?Unspoken gifts of humanity unite the girl and the runaway as they each face a journey: one following the North Star, the other following her heart.Henry Cole's unusual and original rendering of the Underground Railroad speaks directly to our deepest sense of compassion.
A young girl's courage is tested in this haunting, wordless story.When a farm girl discovers a runaway slave hiding in the barn, she is at once startled and frightened. But the stranger's fearful eyes weigh upon her conscience, and she must make a difficult choice.Will she have the courage to help him?Unspoken gifts of humanity unite the girl and the runaway as they each face a journey: one following the North Star, the other following her heart.Henry Cole's unusual and original rendering of the Underground Railroad speaks directly to our deepest sense of compassion.
