Dear Austin
letters from the Underground Railroad
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Author
Publication
1998 - Distributed by Random House,c, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
34,250 words, Guess
Page Count
137 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivedearaustinletter00wood
- ISBN-100679885943
- ISBN-100679985948
- ISBN-139780679885948
- ISBN-139780679985945
Classifications
- DDC[Fic]
- LCCPZ7.W8606 Db 1998
- LCCPZ7.W8608Db 1998
Description
Dear Austin is a book about Eleven year old Levi and his friends Jupiter and Possum, in Pennsylvania. Throuout the book Levi is writing letters to his older brother Austin. Levi lives with Miss Amelia, Miss Amelia takes care of Levi becuase Levi's mother passed away while giving birth to him. A while later Darcy, Jupiter's sister gets kidnapped by slave cachers. Levi and Jupiter leave Pennsylvania and start serching for Darcy, but they have no luck.
Description
In 1853, in letters to his older brother, eleven-year-old Levi describes his adventures in the Pennsylvania countryside with his black friend Jupiter and his experiences with the Underground Railroad.
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Genres
- Fiction
- Juvenile fiction
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