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Promises to the Dead
Promises to the Dead
Author: Mary Downing Hahn
A promise made to the dead is a promise kept....All Jesse Sherman seeks in the Maryland woods is a big turtle for his uncle Philemon's dinner. Instead, he finds the slave boy Perry and his mother, Lydia -- a young woman nearly ready to give birth. Lydia asks Jesse to see Perry safely to freedom, and when tragedy strikes, Jesse's bound to make go...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780064409827
ISBN-10: 0064409821
Publication Date: 1/1/2002
Pages: 208
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
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Publisher: HarperTrophy
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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