The Door in the Floor: An Underground Railroad Adventure

The Door in the Floor: An Underground Railroad Adventure
ISBN-10
1434329526
ISBN-13
9781434329523
Category
African Americans
Pages
48
Language
English
Published
2008
Publisher
AuthorHouse
Author
Joan Trindle Stiver

Description

Lizzie Blue befriends Effie Mae at a time in our history when white and black girls were not allowed to be friends. Their time together is short, but their feelings for each other run deep. Lizzie grows up a lot on her tenth birthday as she begins to learn about prejudice and discrimination.

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