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7 - 10
Copyright Year
2002-01-01
Publisher
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Grade Level
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9780439369077
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My America: Freedom's Wings, Corey's Underground Railroad Diary

Written by Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Secretly taught by his father to read and write, a nine-year-old Corey, a slave, keeps a diary but knows he must hide it from his owner.
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Age Range
7 - 10
Copyright Year
2002-01-01
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc.
Grade Level
3rd - 4th
ISBN
9780439369077
Themes
award winners & favorites
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