Stealing Freedom (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780440417071)

Inspired by a true story, the riveting novel of a young slave girl's harrowing escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad.

The moment Ann Maria Weems was born, her freedom was stolen from her. Like her family and the other slaves on the farm, Ann works from sunup to sundown and obeys the orders of her master. Then one day, Ann's family -- the only joy she knows -- is gone. Just 12 years old, Ann is overcome by grief, struggling to get through each day. And her only hope of stealing back her freedom and finding her family lies in a perilous journey: the Underground Railroad.

Ann Maria Weems was an actual slave who lived in the mid-1800s near the author's home in Maryland.

Author: Elisa Carbone
ISBN-10: 0440417074
ISBN-13: 9780440417071
Publisher: Yearling Books
Language: English
Published: 01/09/2001
Pages: 258
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 7.66h x 5.20w x 0.68d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 28293 / Stealing Freedom

Award: Young Hoosier Book Award - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 01/08/2001 pg. 69