| Passenger on the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson's Flight from Slavery Contributor(s): Conkling, Winifred (Author) |
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ISBN: 1616205504 ISBN-13: 9781616205508 Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers OUR PRICE: $9.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Nonfiction | People & Places - United States - African American - Young Adult Nonfiction | History - United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) - Young Adult Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women |
| Dewey: B |
| Lexile Measure: 1160 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.7" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 170990 Reading Level: 8.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: NOW IN PAPERBACK The page-turning, heart-wrenching true story of one young woman willing to risk her safety and even her life for a chance at freedom in the largest slave escape attempt in American history. In 1848, thirteen-year-old Emily Edmonson, five of her siblings, and seventy other enslaved people boarded the Pearl under cover of night in Washington, D.C., hoping to sail north to freedom. Within a day, the schooner was captured, and the Edmonsons were sent to New Orleans to be sold into even crueler conditions. Through Emily Edmonson's journey from enslaved person to teacher at a school for African American young women, Conkling illuminates the daily lives of enslaved people, the often changing laws affecting them, and the high cost of a failed escape. "Clearly written, well-documented, and chock full of maps, sidebars, and reproductions of photographs and engravings, the fascinating volume covers a lot of history in a short space. Conkling uses the tools of a novelist to immerse readers in Emily's experiences. A fine and harrowing true story." --Kirkus Reviews " Passenger on the Pearl] covers information about slavery that is often not found in other volumes . . . Conkling's work is intricate and detailed . . . A strong and well-sourced resource." --School Library Journal "Conkling is a fine narrator . . . Readers familiar with the trials of Solomon Northup will find this equally involving." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "Edmondson's life story is compelling and inspiring. It provides the perfect hook for readers into the horrors of slavery." --VOYA A Junior Library Guild Selection |
Contributor Bio(s): Conkling, Winifred: - Winifred Conkling is an award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction for young readers, including Passenger on the Pearl, Radioactive!, Votes for Women!, and the middle-grade novel Sylvia & Aki. You can find her online at winifredconkling.com. |