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North by Night A Story of the Underground Railroad

North by Night A Story of the Underground Railroad

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by Katherine Ayres

Book Details

Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2000
Language: en
Pages: 192
ISBN: 9780440227472
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Low confidence estimate: 60%

Looky Rating System Score adjusted for ages 8+

Content Intensity

How strong or frequent is this content? Higher scores mean more intense content.

2
💥ViolenceLow
2
❤️Love & RomanceLow
1
🧠Mental HealthVery low
0
💬!*$#LanguageNone
0
🍷🚬Substance UseNone
2
😨Fear / HorrorLow

Story Themes

What is this book about? Higher scores mean the theme is more central to the plot — not a warning.

0
🧙Fantasy / SupernaturalNot present
0
🏳️‍🌈LGBTQ+ RepresentationNot present
0
🚀Sci-Fi / FuturisticNot present
0
Disability & NeurodiversityNot present

Description

It's 1851 and Lucy Spencer's family is keeping a secret. Their Ohio home is a station on the Underground Railroad, the network of people and places that helps fugitive slaves escape to freedom in Canada. Lucy believes in what she and her family do to help the fugitives, even if it means putting herself in danger.<br><br>So Lucy doesn't hesitate when she is asked to stay with the Widow Aurelia Mercer and help her with a family of runaway slaves hiding in her attic. And she learns so much from her experience--about growing up, love, and standing on her own. But what will Lucy do when she is asked to make the ultimate sacrifice and leave all she loves behind?

Themes & Topics

Juvenile FictionHistoricalUnited States19th CenturySocial ThemesPrejudice & RacismValues & Virtues
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