{"product_id":"anthony-burns-virginia-hamilton-9780679839972","title":"Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave","description":"\u003ci\u003eNow in Laurel-Leaf, Virginia Hamilton's powerful true account of the sensational trial of a fugitive slave.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe year is 1854, and Anthony Burns, a 20-year-old Virginia slave, has escaped to Boston. But according to the Fugitive Slave Act, a runaway can be captured in any free state, and Anthony is soon imprisoned. The antislavery forces in Massachusetts are outraged, but the federal government backs the Fugitive Slave Act, sparking riots in Boston and fueling the Abolitionist movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with all the novelistic skill that has won her every major award in children's literature, Virginia Hamilton's important work of nonfiction puts young readers into the mind of Burns himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Virginia Hamilton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0679839976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679839972\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurel Leaf Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/04\/1993\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.02h x 4.32w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e355 \/ Anthony Burns: The Defeat and Triumph of a Fugitive Slave\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/1993","brand":"Virginia Hamilton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996790194431,"sku":"9780679839972","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6f3ba62a-aa73-4f98-a322-2045ec7f9f28.jpg?v=1683343705","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/anthony-burns-virginia-hamilton-9780679839972","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}