Hurry, Freedom

The latest in a magical chapter book series that transports early readers back to the most exciting points in Canadian history.In Hurry, Freedom Emily and Matt find a bird's feather in the drawer labelled "Underground Railroad." They think the label refers to a real train, running underground. The actual destination is not what they expect once they land at the Canada-U.S. border in 1856. They quickly spring into action when they meet Canadian ornithologist and abolitionist Alexander Ross and the former slaves he's helping to escape to freedom.The nail-biting action and real-life drama of this story will have readers feeling like they were there and rooting along with Matt and Emily for the fleeing slaves.Ages 6-9.Wishinsky, Frieda is the author of 'Hurry, Freedom', published 2008 under ISBN 9781897349151 and ISBN 1897349157.