Freedom Train

An enthralling account of a young boy's struggle to help freedom triumph over fear in the 1940s American South.

It's 1947, and twelve-year-old Clyde Thomason is proud to have an older brother who guards the Freedom Train--a train that is traveling to all forty-eight states carrying the country's most important documents, including the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights.

Clyde hasn't told his parents he won't perform the Freedom Pledge because of stage fright, nor has he mentioned his confusing friendship with a boy of color. So when the townspeople threaten William's family, Clyde has a choice to make: Will he keep quiet, or stand up for real freedom?

Ideal for classrooms, Freedom Train contains historical photos of the Freedom Train and its guards, as well as an author's note that provides additional information about the history of the Freedom Train.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Published: 01/08/2008
ISBN: 9780689847165
Pages: 160
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 7.54h x 5.80w x 0.68d
Award: Parents Choice Awards (Spring) (2008-Up) - Recommended
Award: William Allen White Childens Book Award - Nominee

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 12/15/2007 pg. 1293
Publishers Weekly 12/24/2007 pg. 57
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 03/01/2008 pg. 287
Booklist 02/01/2008 pg. 58
Hornbook Guide to Children 10/01/2008 pg. 338 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2008 pg. 338 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 120403 / Freedom Train
Reading Level: 4.2 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 4