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Peter Farrow is a slave. Hes grown up with his family on Dover Plantation, South Carolina where he does small jobs. When hes not working, Peter likes to play with the other slaves children, or go fishing with the masters daughter, Emily. Sometimes, he even gets to sit in on Emilys school lessons and learn to read.Since Peter is almost twelve, its time for him to learn a trade. The master has agreed for Peter to apprentice with Samuel, the plantations carpenter. Peter is happy he wont have to fetch and carry anymore, or work in the dairy, churning butter. However, Peters mother decides its time he learns the familys secret. She and her husband have been active in the Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape. They use secret codes sewn into quilts and wagons with a secret hiding place. When traveling to other plantations doing work for the master, Peters father transports runaways in the wagons false bottom. Until now, Peter has been too young to keep a secret of this magnitude.But John, the cruel overseer, has other plans for Peter. He wants Peter out in the fields, doing the backbreaking work of a grownup slave, where Peter is close enough to feel his whip. When Peter comes between Samuel and the sadistic overseers whip, Peter makes a terrible enemy. Overseer John alerts the master about Emily spending too much time with Peter. When the two friends are caught together multiple times, the master decides to sell Peter down south.Distraught, Peters mother and father decide to transport him away from Dover Plantation before he can be sold. Using the secret quilt codes, other runaways join Peters family as they make their way to the first safe house on the Underground Railroad. When they arrive, Peters parents make the hard decision to send him on to Canada with Samuel while they remain in South Carolina, helping more runaways escape to freedom. A poignant tale of an enslaved family making the difficult decision to do their part for their kinsmen instead of running together toward their own freedom.
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Vânzător: Elefant.ro
Brand: Doodle And Peck Publishing
