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Passing For White

by Tanya Landman

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Treachery, adventure and the dream of freedom triumph in this stunningly evocative historical adventure, inspired by a stunning real-life story, and brought to a modern teen audience by a Carnegie Medal winning author.It''s 1848 in the Deep South of ... Read more
Treachery, adventure and the dream of freedom triumph in this stunningly evocative historical adventure, inspired by a stunning real-life story, and brought to a modern teen audience by a Carnegie Medal winning author.It''s 1848 in the Deep South of America. Fair-skinned Rosa is a slave but can pass for white''. With the help of Moses, her husband, she disguises herself as a young white man and Moses''s master. In this guise, the two of them must make their way out of the South, explaining away their lack of literacy, avoiding those they have encountered before and holding their nerve over a thousand miles to freedom. Inspired by the amazing true story of Ellen Craft who escaped a life of slavery through a daring disguise and won freedom for herself and her husband. Less

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File size7.8 X 5.1 X 0.35 in
Print pages120
PublisherBarrington
Publication date May 15, 2017
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781781126813
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Tanya Landman
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Tanya Landman has written numerous books for children and young people, including Buffalo Soldier, winner of the Carnegie Medal, Apache, shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and the Booktrust Teenage Pr...

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