Parkit

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9794893579

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A brief history of slavery

Slavery is as old as the world itself and expert and professor Jeremy Black will show that its history is one that is central to our understanding of the modern world. This essential guide is a new global history of slavery from ancient times to the present day, includes fascinating new insights and interpretations including the role of slavery within Islam, the complicity of some Africans in t…

Running out of night

Journey of an abused twelve-year-old white girl and an escaped slave girl who run away together and form a bond of friendship while seeking freedom

Uncle Tom's cabin

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978074387665

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Beloved

Set after the American Civil War (1861-1865), the novel is inspired by the story of an African American slave, Margaret Garner, who escaped slavery in Kentucky late January 1856 by fleeing to Ohio, a free state. In the novel, the protagonist Sethe is also a slave who escapes slavery, running to Cincinnati, Ohio. After twenty-eight days of freedom, a posse arrives to retrieve her and her childre…

True north: A novel of the underground railroad

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9780545088022

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The invention of wings

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9780525426806

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373 p.

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The goat who sailed the world

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0-207-20077-7

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Twelve years a slave

New York Times bestsellerrn“I could not believe that I had never heard of this book. It felt as important as Anne Frank’s Diary, only published nearly a hundred years before. . . . The book blew [my] mind: the epic range, the details, the adventure, the horror, and the humanity. . . . I hope my film can play a part in drawing attention to this important book of courage. Solomon’s bravery …

Your worst nightmare

The seventh graders at Jefferson Middle School are superexcited to be going on their first-ever overnight class trip to the famous Ravensburg Caverns. But what they don't know that there are local rumors about these caves. Rumors that one hundred years ago, a group of kids got trapped in the caves and never-came out. Legend has it that if you listen closely, you can still hear the echoes of the…

The riddle of Holiday House

Ages range 8 - 12 years. Holiday house First published in 1955 as Holiday house. Updated and altered to become part of the Riddles series in 1997 by Enid Blyton's daughter Gillian Baverstock. Summary : Katie and Nick are excited to spend their summer at Holiday House with its kind owner Mrs Holly, her bossy daughter Clare and the mysterious Gloomy Gareth. But while exploring the beach and the s…

Escape north! : the story of harriet tubman

Surveys the life of Harriet Tubman, including her childhood in slavery and her later work in helping other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad.