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Elijah of Buxton

Clever and slightly mischievous 11 yo African American boy is born free in Canada to former slave parents. He risks everything by chasing a thief into America.
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Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
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The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg

12 yo orphan boy from Maine journeys to Gettysburg to rescue his brother who was sold to Union army for Civil War effort
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Catherine, Called Birdy

14 yo daughter of a lord rebels against her father’s plans for her marriage in Medieval England.
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Box: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom

Picture book biography in verse of life of Henry “Box” Brown, an African American slave who mailed himself to freedom. With back matter.
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Sing Down the Moon

15 yo Native American Navajo girl and her family evicted from land by American soldiers and forced to march Long Walk
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Show Way

Picture book depicts generations of African American women from author’s family and their special quilts containing secret messages and maps to freedom
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