Almost to Freedom

Lindy and her doll Sally are best friends - wherever Lindy goes, Sally stays right by her side. They eat together, sleep together, and even pick cotton together. So, on the night Lindy and her mama run away in search of freedom, Sally goes too. This young girl's rag doll vividly narrates her enslaved family's courageous escape through the Underground Railroad. At once heart-wrenching and uplifting, this story about friendship and the strength of the human spirit will touch the lives of all readers long after the journey has ended.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books (R)
Published: 08/01/2003
ISBN: 9781575053424
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 11.34h x 9.54w x 0.36d
Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book
Award: North Carolina Children's Book Award - Nominee
Award: Independent Publisher Book Awards - Finalist

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 08/01/2003 pg. 1021
Booklist 09/15/2003 pg. 247
Publishers Weekly 10/27/2003 pg. 69
School Library Journal 12/01/2003 pg. 122
Booklist 12/15/2003 pg. 742
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2004 pg. 290
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 54 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Ebony 02/01/2005 pg. 28
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 54 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 74442 / Almost to Freedom
Reading Level: 4.4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 0.5