Description:Thirteen year old Ben McKenna lives on a slave-run plantation with his parents, two older brothers and his grandmother. His best friend in a crippled slave boy, Josiah. When Ben learns his father is going to sell Josiah, he knows the only way to prevent this is to arrange an escape for the boy and his slave parents. The buyer arrives sooner than expected, and they must leave that very night. Without a plan of escape, without even a map of Kentucky, Ben, Josiah, and his parents embark upon a frightening journey into an unknown world of treachery, danger, and deceit. A collapsing underground tunnel, a life-threatening swamp, impenetrable forests,slave hunters and their dogs, and a "rescue" gone dangerously wrong are just some of the perils they face. With so much against them, and with Ben's father offering an extreme reward for their return, will they be able to escape their pursuers and reach the Ohio River and freedom? If they do, will Ben cross the river with them, or return home to face the consequences of his actions?We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Freedom Thief. To get started finding The Freedom Thief, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Description: Thirteen year old Ben McKenna lives on a slave-run plantation with his parents, two older brothers and his grandmother. His best friend in a crippled slave boy, Josiah. When Ben learns his father is going to sell Josiah, he knows the only way to prevent this is to arrange an escape for the boy and his slave parents. The buyer arrives sooner than expected, and they must leave that very night. Without a plan of escape, without even a map of Kentucky, Ben, Josiah, and his parents embark upon a frightening journey into an unknown world of treachery, danger, and deceit. A collapsing underground tunnel, a life-threatening swamp, impenetrable forests,slave hunters and their dogs, and a "rescue" gone dangerously wrong are just some of the perils they face. With so much against them, and with Ben's father offering an extreme reward for their return, will they be able to escape their pursuers and reach the Ohio River and freedom? If they do, will Ben cross the river with them, or return home to face the consequences of his actions?We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Freedom Thief. To get started finding The Freedom Thief, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.