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Peter Farrow is a slave. Hes grown up 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.But Peter is almost twelve, and 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.Peters mother decides its time he learns the familys secret--the Secret Quilt Code. She and her husband have been active in the Underground Railroad and use quilts to signal to runaway slaves. When traveling to other plantations doing work for the master, Peters father transports runaways in his 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. So when Peter comes between Samuel and the overseers whip, Peter makes a terrible enemy. Overseer John alerts the master about Emily spending too much time with Peter. When they 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 on the Underground Railroad.Book specifications:Dimensions: 229 x 152Author: Karen WilliamsCover type: PaperbackPublishing Year: 2021Publishing Month: 11Pages: 120Language: EnglishPublisher: Doodle and Peck PublishingWeight: 172 g
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Vânzător: Elefant.ro
Brand: Doodle And Peck Publishing
