by Robert Morgan
Chasing the North Star by Robert Morgan is the story of two runaway slaves trying to make their way to the north. The story is one of slaves but not really one of slavery. Please note that the book does have graphic descriptions of violence and “adult” encounters. However, the book seems to lack the...
Johah Williams is a slave on a plantation in South Carolina. It’s 1850; well before the Civil War and Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. He’s Mrs. William’s house slave serving her two children. When the children are taught their lessons, Jonah listens. From those lessons, he teaches himself t...
By: Robert Morgan ISBN: 9781565126275 Publisher: Algonquin Books Publication Date: 4/5/2016 Format: Hardcover My Rating: 5 Stars A special thank you to Algonquin Books and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Storyteller, Robert Morgan, delivers a lively coming-of-age histori...
Chasing the North Star is the story of a slave named Jonah who learns to read as he serves his master’s children, listening in on their lessons. He is whipped when he is found reading in the hayloft, accused of stealing a book he was given by the mistress. Humiliated and hurt, Jonah decides impulsiv...
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