Escape from the Slave Traders

Written by Dave Jackson and Neta Jackson

Part of the Trailblazer Books series

Two boys captured by slave traders face a perilous journey. Can they escape and find their way home?

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136 pages

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In the 1860s, young Wikatani and Chuma are snatched by slave traders, thrust into a harrowing march through the African jungle. Their fate seems sealed until David Livingstone, a determined missionary, seeks to dismantle the slave trade. As the boys grapple with fear and uncertainty, they must summon courage to seize any chance of escape. Will Livingstone's mission intersect with their desperate plight, offering a glimmer of hope? Can the boys navigate the treacherous path back to their village, or will they be lost forever in the shadows of the jungle?

From the publisher

ESCAPE FROM THE SLAVE TRADERS Introducing David Livingstone An urgent call for help cut through the morning mists that floated along the shore of Lake Shirwa. Two young African boys, Wikatani and Chuma, had been captured by slave traders, but the desperate cry would never reach their village. Easily overpowered by their captors, the boys’ only hope is to endure a ruthless march through the jungles that takes them far from their village to a destination unknown. Where are the cruel Red Caps taking them? What chance might the boys have to escape? If they manage to escape, how will they ever find their way home again? Fortunately for Wikatani and Chuma, there is help on the way. David Livingstone, a missionary and British government official, is doing everything he can to put a halt to the slave traders who are devastating southeastern Africa during the 1860s. But is there any reason to hope that he might help two young boys? Will they have the courage to face the phenomenal adventure and peril before them?

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