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TheAromaofBooks
Escape Into the Night | Lois Walfrid Johnson
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I originally read these back in the early 90s when they were being published and I was close to the same age as the middle grade protagonists. Libby has been living with her aunt and uncle since her mother passed away, but now her dad, a steamboat captain on the Mississippi in 1857, thinks she is old enough to come live with him again. Libby learns about the evils of slavery (a topic she's never thought deeply about) and finds out that the cabin ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) boy is a conductor for the Underground Railroad. This is the first book in the series - they'll spend the books helping a young slave their age rescue his mother and siblings from slavery, all while eluding his exceptionally evil owner. While not groundbreaking, these are good “starter“ books to introduce some concepts. I remember enjoying them as a kid, although they're pretty predictable as an adult haha Soft pick. 4w
TheSpineView Well done! 4w
sblbooks This looks good! You should join us for #middlegrademarch. 4w
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SophieA
Henry's Freedom Box | Ellen Levine

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“But not the kind they imagine.“

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SophieA
Henry's Freedom Box | Ellen Levine

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I would use this book to talk about slavery and what some slaves did to become free.

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SophieA
Henry's Freedom Box | Ellen Levine
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This book won a Caldecott medal in 2008. It is about a boy who is a slave and gets sold to a new owner. He meets a girl and has kids, but then the wife and kids get sold and Henry does not know what to do. He decides to mail himself to a place where he can be free and live his life.

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bnp
January's Sparrow | Patricia Polacco
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January reads

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Litsylovebirthdays22
January's Sparrow | Patricia Polacco
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Happy Birthday @JamieArc !! You are our first #LitsyLove birthday this year and we hope you have a wonderful day full of people and things you love!! 🥳🎉🎂📚🎶💕💕 #LitsyLoveBirthdays23 #LitsyLoveBirthdays #LitsyLoveBirthdayCrew

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Happy birthday 🎊🎈🎂🎉🎁 1y
Read4life Happy birthday, @JamieArc 🎉 1y
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Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick 🎁🎈Happy Birthday🎈🎁 @JamieArc 1y
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Bookgoil
January's Sparrow | Patricia Polacco
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With the new year being busy I forgot to post my #bookspin list! So excited for a new year of reading 🥰 @TheAromaofBooks

Blerdgal_Fenix Crumbs 🍰 is that the graphic novel because it was beautiful WEBTOON 1y
Bookgoil @Blerdgal_Fenix yes! I meant to get to it sooner but haven‘t yet! ❤️ 1y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 1y
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Sresendez12
January's Sparrow | Patricia Polacco
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Here‘s my #bookspin for January! Really looking forward to kicking off the year with good books!

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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RainyDayReading
January's Sparrow | Patricia Polacco
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My January #bookspin list! Fingers crossed I do better at actually reading my #bookspin and #doublespin books in 2023 than I did this year 😅 I don‘t really know what I‘m in the mood for, so I chose a random array of recently acquired books, book box books and titles that just jumped out at me after perusing my shelves. Fingers crossed January will be off to a good start! @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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Julsmarshall
January's Sparrow | Patricia Polacco
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Since I‘m still out of town for the holidays, my #BookspinBingo list is a bit vague. Excited to tackle #MountTBR again this year. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1y
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