The Underground Railroad YA With essays from known musicians

With essays from known musicians

and uplifting story of an out-of-the-ordinary heroine whose deadpan weirdness and unconscious wit make for an irresistible journey as she realizes

A natural sedative that he desperately needs but which is not understood by everyone

Sumter’s commander and a former slave owner sympathetic to the South but loyal to the Union

Louisa Clark

The Underground Railroad YA With essays from known musiciansCora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life is hell for all the slaves, but especially bad for Cora; an outcast even among her fellow Africans, she is coming into womanhood where even greater pain awaits. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape. Matters do not go as planned Cora kills a young white boy who tries to capture her. Though they