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  • Fourteen-year-old Lucky Valera is a seasoned sailor about to join the crew of the whaling ship, Nightbird. But when his estranged older brother suddenly kidnaps him and forces him into servitude as a mule spinner at the mill, his life takes a dramatic turn for the worse. Determined to escape, Lucky links up with some unlikely allies: Daniel, a fugitive slave who works alongside him at the mill, and Emmeline, a Quaker ship captains daughter. Emmeline offers Lucky passage on her fathers ship in exchange for his help leading escaped slaves through the Underground Railroad, but Lucky knows getting out from under his brother wont be easy. When their plans go awry and Daniel is threatened by ruthless slave catchers, Lucky discovers that true freedom requires self-sacrifice, and he comes eventually to realize he is part of a larger movement from which he cannot run away.
  • Chasing the Nightbird by Krusta Russell

    • Chasing the Nightbird by Krusta Russell

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    Author:
    Krusta Russell
    Binding:
    Hardcover
    Language:
    English
    Book Type:
    Historical Fiction
    Grade Content:
    4
    Guided Reading Level:
    V
    Lexile:
    680
    Accelerated Reading Level:
    4.6
    Subject:
    Social Studies
    Standard:
    SS4H5b. How did the issues of slavery and states' rights cause tension between the North and South.
    Teacher's Guide:
    Available
    Guide Link:
    http://peachtree-online.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ChasingtheNighbird.2016.pdf
    Copyright:
    2011

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    Fourteen-year-old Lucky Valera is a seasoned sailor about to join the crew of the whaling ship, Nightbird. But when his estranged older brother suddenly kidnaps him and forces him into servitude as a mule spinner at the mill, his life takes a dramatic turn for the worse. Determined to escape, Lucky links up with some unlikely allies: Daniel, a fugitive slave who works alongside him at the mill, and Emmeline, a Quaker ship captains daughter. Emmeline offers Lucky passage on her fathers ship in exchange for his help leading escaped slaves through the Underground Railroad, but Lucky knows getting out from under his brother wont be easy. When their plans go awry and Daniel is threatened by ruthless slave catchers, Lucky discovers that true freedom requires self-sacrifice, and he comes eventually to realize he is part of a larger movement from which he cannot run away.

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    Author Krusta Russell
    Binding Hardcover
    Language English
    Book Type Historical Fiction
    Grade Content 4
    Guided Reading Level V
    Lexile 680
    Accelerated Reading Level 4.6
    Subject Social Studies
    Standard SS4H5b. How did the issues of slavery and states' rights cause tension between the North and South.
    Teacher's Guide Available
    Guide Link http://peachtree-online.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ChasingtheNighbird.2016.pdf
    Copyright 2011

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