{"product_id":"seaward-born-9780689848605","title":"Seaward Born","description":"\u003cb\u003eA young enslaved boy who dreams of sailing must choose whether to risk everything to fight for freedom in this historical middle grade novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSometimes a man has to risk everything to do what's right. Doing it is what makes him a man.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirteen-year-old Michael knows he is lucky. Few enslaved people in 1805 Charleston are where they want to be. But Michael works on the docks and ships in Charleston Harbor, close to the seas he longs to sail. Life seems good. But when Michael's protective mistress dies, everything changes, and Michael's friend Jim encourages him to run away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMichael is torn. Should he risk everything for a chance at freedom in some unknown place? Is staying safe worth staying enslaved?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret K. McElderry Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780689848605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 5.10w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Sunshine State Young Reader's Award - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e66729 \/ Seaward Born\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.5 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lea Wait","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40550895878325,"sku":"9780689848605","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e076f9ee-ed1d-4c74-ada9-6e5277b3b5c7.jpg?v=1626792967","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/seaward-born-9780689848605","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}