Trouble Don't Last
Trouble Don't Last
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Trouble Don't Last

Written by Shelley Pearsall
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256
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210
Words per page
720L
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Dec 9, 2003
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Eleven-year-old Samuel was born as Master Hackler’s slave, and working the Kentucky farm is the only life he’s ever known–until one dark night in 1859, that is. With no warning, cranky old Harrison, a fellow slave, pulls Samuel from his bed and, together, they run. The journey north seems much more frightening than Master Hackler ever was, and Samuel’s not sure what freedom means aside from running, hiding, and starving. But as they move from one refuge to the next on the Underground Railroad, Samuel uncovers the secret of his own past–and future. And old Harrison begins to see past a whole lifetime of hurt to the promise of a new life–and a poignant reunion–in Canada. In a heartbreaking and hopeful first novel, Shelley Pearsall tells a suspenseful, emotionally charged story of freedom and family. Trouble Don’t Last includes a historical note and map.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780440418115
    Publication Date
    December 9, 2003
    Publisher
    Yearling
    Original Publication Date
    January 1, 2001
    Page Count
    256
    Words Per Page
    210
    Audience
    Juvenile Reader
    WorldCat Number (OCLC)
    54076331
    Lexile® Level
    720L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Q
    ATOS® Book Level
    4.8
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    8
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    61331
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    MG

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