Freedom's Wings, Corey's Underground Railroad Diary: Book One, Kentucky 1857
(My America, Book #1)
By Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Interest Level
Grades 3 - 5
Reading Level
Grade level Equivalent: 3.2
Lexile Measure®: 350L
DRA: 38
Guided Reading: P
Genre
- Diaries and Journals
- Historical Fiction
Theme/Subject
- Slavery, Underground Railroad, Abolition
- Determination and Perseverance
- Respect
- Tolerance and Acceptance
- Prejudice and Tolerance Experiences
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About This Book
Corey Birdsong is a lively young boy in search of freedom in the same country that made an economy of slavery. He and his family are owned by the Hart family of Kentucky. When Corey's father, Roland, flees to the North, Corey and his mother follow.Corey records his daily life on the Hart farm with incredible insight and honesty, and later he describes the difficult journey along the Underground Railroad to the North to be reunited with his father. With the help of many kind strangers, Corey, his parents, and his new baby sister arrive safely in Canada.
About the Authors or Illustrators
Sharon Dennis Wyeth is the author of My America: Freedom's Wings, A Piece of Heaven, Something Beautiful, a Children's Book Council Notable Book in the Field of Social Studies, Tomboy Trouble, Always My Dad, a Reading Rainbow selection, and Once on This River, a New York Public Library One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing selection.
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