Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad

About this book

A young girl's courage is tested in this haunting, wordless story. When a farm girl discovers a runaway slave hiding in the barn, she is at once startled and frightened. But the stranger's fearful eyes weigh upon her conscience, and she must make a difficult choice.Will she have the courage to help him?Unspoken gifts of humanity unite the girl and the runaway as they each face a journey: one following the North Star, the other following her heart.Henry Cole's unusual and original rendering of the Underground Railroad speaks directly to our deepest sense of compassion.

Details

Format

Hardcover

ISBN-13

9780545399975

Publisher

Scholastic Press

Published

November 1, 2012

Pages

40

Weight

17.6 oz

Subject

Juvenile Fiction