Description
A family tries to unravel the secrets of their new home which was once a stop on the Underground Railroad in this Edgar Award-winning book from Virginia Hamilton. The house held secrets, Thomas knew, even before he first saw it looming gray and massive on its ledge of rock. It had a century-old legend--two fugitive slaves had been killed by bounty hunters after leaving its passageways, and Dies Drear himself, the abolitionist who had made the house into a station on the Underground Railroad, had been murdered there. The ghosts of the three were said to walk its rooms...
Details
Author: |
Virginia Hamilton |
Illustrator: |
Eros Keith |
ISBN 10: |
0020435207 |
Pages: |
288 |
Publisher: |
Simon Pulse |
Publication Date: |
October 1, 1984 |
Binding: |
Paperback |
Weight: |
0.30lbs |
Age Group: |
Young Readers (9 - 13) |
Grade Range: |
5-8 |
