Ever-After Bird

English

Series: Great Episodes Ser.

ISBN: 0547258542

EAN: 9780547258546

Category: Juvenile Fiction / Historical / General/Juvenile Fiction / Family / General/Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)/Juvenile Fiction / General/Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Birds/Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / United States / General/

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

Release Date: 07/04/2012

Age Range: 10-null

Synopsis: Now that her father is dead, CeCe McGill is left to wonder why he risked his life for the ragged slaves who came to their door in the dead of night. When her uncle, an ornithologist, insists she accompany him to Georgia on an expedition in search of the rare scarlet ibis, CeCe is surprised to learn theres a second reason for their journey: Along the way, Uncle Alex secretly points slaves north in the direction of the Underground Railroad. Set against the backdrop of the tumultuous pre-Civil War South, The Ever-After Birdis the story of a young womans education about the horrors of slavery and the realization about the kind of person she wants to become.

Ever-After Bird

Illustrated: No

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.63 inches

Width: 4.19 inches

Length: 6.88 inches

Weight: 5.29 oz

Pages: 240