| Journey to Galveston Contributor(s): Cuate, Melodie A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0896728528 ISBN-13: 9780896728523 Publisher: Texas Tech University Press OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Hardcover Published: April 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Science Fiction - Time Travel - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2013049864 |
| Series: Mr. Barrington's Mysterious Trunk |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.1" W x 6.9" (0.57 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Locality - Galveston-Texas City, Texas - Geographic Orientation - Texas |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 169116 Reading Level: 4.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A struggle over a bowl of popcorn begins another time-traveling adventure for Nick, Jackie, and Hannah. When Mr. Barrington's trunk magically appears on the Taylors' kitchen table, a family of slaves steps out, followed by a snapping dog. Jackie is mistaken for an escaped slave and kidnapped by a hideous man. Trying to save her, Hannah and Nick are transported back to June 1865 only to discover that even though the Civil War has ended months before, many Texas plantation owners still own slaves. Befriended by twins Sam and Lily, the time travelers witness horrific truths of plantation life: whippings, beatings, and families being torn apart. After Lily is sold to another plantation in Galveston, they devise with Sam a plan to rescue her. Their race against time takes them through a spooky graveyard and over a river teeming with alligators, with vicious hounds in close pursuit. With the absorbing pace and historic detail that Mr. Barrington's Mysterious Trunk fans have come to expect, Cuate leads her protagonists, and her young readers, to the first Juneteenth. |