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On the way to California with their kind new master, thirteen-year-old Jacob, his mother, and other slaves are caught up in adventures that include trying to st

From the Scott O'Dell Award-winning author of "Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule" comes an exciting look at a remarkable turning point in U.S. history, told from the

Black Authors and Illustrators of Books for Children and Young Adults is a biographical dictionary that provides comprehensive coverage of all major authors and