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Trouble Don't Last
Trouble Don't Last | Shelley Pearsall
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Eleven-year-old Samuel was born as Master Hackler’s slave, and working the Kentucky farm is the only life he’s ever known—until one dark night in 1859, that is. With no warning, cranky old Harrison, a fellow slave, pulls Samuel from his bed and, together, they run. The journey north seems much more frightening than Master Hackler ever was, and Samuel’s not sure what freedom means aside from running, hiding, and starving. But as they move from one refuge to the next on the Underground Railroad, Samuel uncovers the secret of his own past—and future. And old Harrison begins to see past a whole lifetime of hurt to the promise of a new life—and a poignant reunion— in Canada. In a heartbreaking and hopeful first novel, Shelley Pearsall tells a suspenseful, emotionally charged story of freedom and family. Trouble Don't Last includes an historical note and map. From the Hardcover edition.
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Author: Shelley Pearsall
Date of Publication: 2001
Award: Scott O'Dell Award (2003)
Genre: Fiction

11-year-old Samuel is born as slave to Master Hackler working on a Kentucky Farm. One night, Samuel runs away with a fellow slave, cranky old Harrison. This journey takes the two on a journey to the North and through the Underground Railroad all the way to Canada.

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Book 2, audiobook 1 for #MiddleGradeMarchThroughTime tells the story of young Samuel, who unwittingly ends up on the Underground Railroad from KY to Canada via OH. There were some slow moments but the ending was worth the wait!
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