Trouble Don't Last
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4.5 • 53 Ratings
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- $6.99
Publisher Description
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 an historical note and map.
Customer Reviews
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This is one of the best books I’ve ever read! I love it so much!
i love this book
my teacher did a read aloud about this book and i feel in love with it. this book is so disturbing and it feels like ur in the book
Awesome
Its about a runaway slave thay is only 11 and his name’s Samuel. he also expeinces his jorney with a vary old man named, Harrison. Samuels mom was taken away when he was young. read this amazing aventure with Samuel and Harrison’s trip to freedom