Passing for white /
Landman, Tanya,
Passing for white / Tanya Landman. - Edinburgh : Barrington Stoke, 2017. - 103 pages : map (black and white) ; 20 cm. - Barrington Stoke teen . - Barrington Stoke teen. .
"RA8,IATeen"--Back cover. Dyslexic-friendly.
It's 1848 in the Deep South of America. Rosa is a slave but her owner is also her father and her fair skin means she can 'pass for white'. With the help of her husband Benjamin, she disguises herself as a young southern gentleman - and Benjamin's master. In this guise, the couple flee the South, explaining away their lack of literacy, avoiding those they have encountered before and holding their nerve over a thousand miles to freedom.Inspired by the amazing true story of Ellen Craft who escaped a life of slavery through a daring disguise and won freedom for herself and her husband.
9781781126813 (pbk.) : �6.99
Southern States--History--1775-1865--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
High interest-low vocabulary books.
Young adult fiction.
Teenage Fiction.
Historical Stories.
Passing for white / Tanya Landman. - Edinburgh : Barrington Stoke, 2017. - 103 pages : map (black and white) ; 20 cm. - Barrington Stoke teen . - Barrington Stoke teen. .
"RA8,IATeen"--Back cover. Dyslexic-friendly.
It's 1848 in the Deep South of America. Rosa is a slave but her owner is also her father and her fair skin means she can 'pass for white'. With the help of her husband Benjamin, she disguises herself as a young southern gentleman - and Benjamin's master. In this guise, the couple flee the South, explaining away their lack of literacy, avoiding those they have encountered before and holding their nerve over a thousand miles to freedom.Inspired by the amazing true story of Ellen Craft who escaped a life of slavery through a daring disguise and won freedom for herself and her husband.
9781781126813 (pbk.) : �6.99
Southern States--History--1775-1865--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
High interest-low vocabulary books.
Young adult fiction.
Teenage Fiction.
Historical Stories.
