Type of bind: Paperback
EAN num: 9780590469210
ISBN number: 0590469215
Label: Scholastic Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Scholastic Paperbacks
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 224
Printing Date: September 01, 1993
Publishing house: Scholastic Paperbacks
Age index: Ages 9-12
Sale Popularity Level: 288349
Studio: Scholastic Paperbacks
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Two girls, one black, the other white, flee from the South to the North in a novel set during the Civil War. Reprint. H. PW. K.
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This book, Steal Away by Jennifer Armstrong is amazing. It is about a woman named Mary who has a flashback of her learning about her grandma's experiences while running away from home to Virginia. Her grandma is named Susanna and her parents died so she had to live with her aunt, uncle, and cousins. She leaves home after she realizes there is nother there for her. She runs away with a slave named Bethlehem and on their jouney they face many problems. One problem is they don't have food or water, but they make some friends along the way. Anyone who likes Historical Fiction, risk and trust would love this book. I like this book because Mary finds a whole other side of her grandma. You should read this book and make up your own mind if you like it.
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Steal Away is about two girls, Bethlehem and Susannah, that have bonded over a couple of months. They concluded that they should run away from Susannah's uncle's farm. Susannah has just been orphaned after her parent's death that occured up in Vermont. But there is a catch, it isn't so easy as it sounds. This takes place during the slavery times. The girls cut their hair and steal some old cloths that were once Susannah's cousin's cloths. They then packed all of their belongings and headed north. They have to overcome many of the challenges on their way and many dangers. They gain friends and enemies and have to run away from slavery.
Susannah was from up north and when she was suddenly orphaned her only relative was her uncle. So she was brought down by her uncle to his farm in Virginia. Susannah never had a slave and her uncle's farm had many slaves. Susannah had her personnal slave, which was Bethlehem, and she tried to befriend her many times. She then persuaded Bethlehem to learn to read and write. Only Bethlehem knew that that was against the law and therefore Susannah had to persuade her. Over months Susannah kept it in her mind that she was going to runaway somtime soon but she never knew when that time was.
Susannah and Bethlehem didn't want to be classified by race or color. Susannah knew it was wrong and she wanted to run away up to her home, Vermont. On the day of Susannah's run away, she told Bethlehem that this was the day and that was when Bethlehem surprised Susannah by telling her that she was going to go with her, no matter what. But there was a secret kept between them. Bethlehem wanted to go to Canada which is what she pointed to when Susannah showed Bethlehem where Vermont was.
This story is definitely worth reading just to find out the personal lives of two very unique children with a very large dream. I definitely recommend this book to anyone out there and it should be read by many students and teachers alike. This story should only be read by older children though because it is confusing in the ways that it was written and all of the different points of view.
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Steal Away is about two girls, Bethlehem and Susannah, that have bonded over a couple of months. They concluded that they should run away from Susannah's uncle's farm. Susannah has just been orphaned after her parent's death that occured up in Vermont. But there is a catch, it isn't so easy as it sounds. This takes place during the slavery times. The girls cut their hair and steal some old cloths that were once Susannah's cousin's cloths. They then packed all of their belongings and headed north. They have to overcome many of the challenges on their way and many dangers. They gain friends and enemies and have to run away from slavery. Susannah was from up north and when she was suddenly orphaned her only relative was her uncle. So she was brought down by her uncle to his farm in Virginia. Susannah never had a slave and her uncle's farm had many slaves. Susannah had her personnal slave, which was Bethlehem, and she tried to befriend her many times. She then persuaded Bethlehem to learn to read and write. Only Bethlehem knew that that was against the law and therefore Susannah had to persuade her. Over months Susannah kept it in her mind that she was going to runaway somtime soon but she never knew when that time was.
Susannah and Bethlehem didn't want to be classified by race or color. Susannah knew it was wrong and she wanted to run away up to her home, Vermont. On the day of Susannah's run away, she told Bethlehem that this was the day and that was when Bethlehem surprised Susannah by telling her that she was going to go with her, no matter what. But there was a secret kept between them. Bethlehem wanted to go to Canada which is what she pointed to when Susannah showed Bethlehem where Vermont was. This story is definitely worth reading just to find out the personal lives of two very unique children with a very large dream. I definitely recommend this book to anyone out there and it should be read by many students and teachers alike.
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I did not like the book because it was confusing to read, they went back and forth from when Susannah was a little girl, then a grandmother. I would recommend this to an older boy or girl. But I was happy they both made it to where the wanted to go, and wasn't killed or taken back to Virginia.
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My book that I am presenting to you is Steal Away. Steal Away is about two women named Susannah and Bethelehem. Susannah's uncle owns Bethelehem because she is a slave. Susannah and Bethelehem are trying to get to Vermont from Virginia. On foot trying to get away from war. Susannah's uncle died. On their way to Vermont they meet somebody and they suggest that they should go to Canada. The main characters in this story are Susannah and Bethelem. Both of them I think are really brave,caring,and strong women. I think they're strong because they knew that they didn't have any transportation except their feet and they took advantage of it. I would recommend this book to people who like adventurest books about the Civil War. I think if someone who did like books like that would say that this is the best book they ever read in their life.
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