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44) Escape to Ponti
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"Fourteen--year--old Bec learned a lesson that day. Be careful whom you rob. A slave on the run from his vicious master, Bec is desperate for money. But when he mugs Tien Nu, he gets more than he bargained for. Tien Nu isn't just a superb acrobat and kung fu wizard. He's also killed his father - or so he thinks. As the paths of the two boys become intertwined with the journey of a mysterious knight, mayhem ensues when they head cross--country toward...
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Twenty miles from Oakland, California, where fires have led to racial tension, multi-racial fifteen-year-old Nina faces the bigotry of long-time friends, her parents' divorce, and her brother's misbehavior, while learning of her great-great grandmother Sarah's escape from slavery.
46) Trembling earth
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In 1864, two boys, one a slave running toward freedom and one hoping to collect the reward for capturing him, make their way through Georgia's Okefenokee Swamp, relying on knowledge the white boy's father, disabled by the war, had passed on to him in happier times.
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In 1851 New Bedford, Massachusetts, fourteen-year-old Cape Verdean sailor Lucky Valera is kidnapped by his estranged half-brother and forced to work in a mill, but while Lucky is plotting his escape he meets a former slave and a young Quaker girl who influence his plans.
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Young Americans volume 4
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Will, the son of a Williamsburg goaler, suspects that a captured runaway slave is planning to escape. Should he tell his father, despite his own sympathy to the slave?
51) Freedom soldiers
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"A galloping horse interrupts a sleepy afternoon as Thaddeus rides into the life of young Harriet. The Fugitive Slave Act is about to send a river of freedom-seeking men, women, and children to the historic Elgin Settlement in Canada, where the Underground Railroad has carried Harriet and hundreds more. She is determined to become a courier like Thaddeus for the secret black anti-slavery Order"--Back cover.
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Polish
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"Dzieciństwo nad Missisipi. Tajemnicza wyprawa na cmentarz, ucieczka z domu powrót no własny pogrzeb, tropienie przestępców, poszukiwanie skarbów, wizyta w nawiedzonyn domu, a w przerwach miłosne perypetie -- to całkiem sporo jak na jednego chłopaka. W porównaniu z Sawyerem nawet Batman jest zerem."--Page [4] of cover.
"Lektura wraz opracowaniem to znakomita pomoc i inspiracja dla uczniów oraz nauczycieli. Tekst opatrzono wskazówkami...
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"This Step into Reading collection features five American Girl leveled readers, including Freedom for Addy, Kaya Rides to the Rescue, Melody Lifts her Voice, Molly's Christmas Surprise, and Samantha Helps a Friend. With exciting, inspiring stories about girls who faced big challenges with bravery and determination, this book is the perfect gift for young readers ages 4 to 7. The stories cover a range of settings and topics, including finding freedom...
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Follow the drinking gourd: Based on the traditional American folksong, this compelling tale recounts the daring adventures of one family's escape from slavery by way of the Underground Railroad. This touching story captures the drama of a perilous flight to freedom.
John Henry: Join John Henry, an African American hero born with a hammer in this hand, on a scenic journey from cotton country to the wilderness. There he finds men of all color working...
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