{"product_id":"passenger-on-the-pearl-winifred-conkling-9781616205508","title":"Passenger on the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson's Flight from Slavery","description":"\u003cb\u003eNOW IN PAPERBACK  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The page-turning, heart-wrenching true story of one young woman willing to risk her safety and even her life for a chance at freedom in the largest slave escape attempt in American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1848, thirteen-year-old Emily Edmonson, five of her siblings, and seventy other enslaved people boarded the \u003ci\u003ePearl\u003c\/i\u003e under cover of night in Washington, D.C., hoping to sail north to freedom. Within a day, the schooner was captured, and the Edmonsons were sent to New Orleans to be sold into even crueler conditions. Through Emily Edmonson's journey from enslaved person to teacher at a school for African American young women, Conkling illuminates the daily lives of enslaved people, the often changing laws affecting them, and the high cost of a failed escape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Clearly written, well-documented, and chock full of maps, sidebars, and reproductions of photographs and engravings, the fascinating volume covers a lot of history in a short space. Conkling uses the tools of a novelist to immerse readers in Emily's experiences. A fine and harrowing true story.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" \u003ci\u003ePassenger on the Pearl\u003c\/i\u003e] covers information about slavery that is often not found in other volumes . . . Conkling's work is intricate and detailed . . . A strong and well-sourced resource.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Conkling is a fine narrator . . . Readers familiar with the trials of Solomon Northup will find this equally involving.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Edmondson's life story is compelling and inspiring. It provides the perfect hook for readers into the horrors of slavery.\" --\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Winifred Conkling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1616205504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781616205508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Algonquin Young Readers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/26\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.70w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 6\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade Plus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e170990 \/ Passenger on the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson's Flight from Slavery\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Winifred Conkling","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43995104641279,"sku":"9781616205508","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa8539c3-7b5d-4bbb-91f6-98f3236abc1f.jpg?v=1683333899","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/passenger-on-the-pearl-winifred-conkling-9781616205508","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}