Allen Jay and the Underground Railroa..., Marlene Targ Brill
Allen Jay and the Underground Railroa..., Marlene Targ Brill
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Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad

Author: Marlene Targ Brill

Narrator: Jay O. Sanders

Unabridged: 18 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Live Oak Media

Published: 01/01/2007

Synopsis

Not until his father asks him to help with a runaway does eleven-year-old Allen Jay begin to understand about slavery and the important role his family plays in the Underground Railroad. Set in 1842, this moving story highlights a suspenseful night as the boy who would become a well-known Quaker minister and teacher helps Henry James, an African-American struggling to find freedom.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mr. Cody on January 24, 2020

Second grade appropriate!......more

Goodreads review by P.S. on February 25, 2019

This is a great story to help children understand history and what it was like during slavery. The book gives kids a hero they can relate to.......more

Goodreads review by babyhippoface on March 01, 2012

Yikes. The story might be based on truth, but the dialogue is painful. Darn near excruciating. The pronoun "thee" is used constantly, even when it should be "thou" ("thou" is subjective, "thee" is objective). A person wouldn't have said, "Thee seems in a hurry." He would have used the words "thou" a......more

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