Name: Stealing Freedom
ISBN: 9780440417071

Elisa Carbone

A novel based on the events in the life of a young slave girl from Maryland who endures all kinds of mistreatment and cruelty, including being separated from her family, but who eventually escapes to freedom in Canada.

Stealing Freedom

Elisabeth Bontrager

Loved, loved, loved this book! I’m a big fan of historical books set during the Underground Railroad and this one really hit the spot. It was realistic and informative. It also kept my attention throughout the whole book. It was an easy read but it also wasn’t one of those that gets boring for older readers. I would highly recommend this to anyone. It didn’t get super descriptive on the horrors of slavery so it’d be fine for someone younger (I have little siblings so when I read a book I try to read it with the question of whether or not it’s appropriate for them) but it also wasn’t super childish. It’s based on a true story about a young slave girl left alone when the rest of her family leaves, and the journey from slavery to freedom. This book gave me a whole different view on the Underground Railroad as her escape was done differently than any other book I’ve read on this subject. I didn’t even realize people made it to freedom the way she did so it was pretty awesome learning more about it after having read many books on this time period.

Stealing Freedom

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