The Underground Railroad Adventure of Allen Jay, Antislavery Activist

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Lerner Publications

Just the Series: History's Kid Heroes

Series and Publisher: History's Kid Heroes

Annotation: Recounts in graphic novel format how Allen Jay, a young Quaker boy living in Ohio during the 1840s, helped a fleeing slave escape his master and make it to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

Genre: [Graphic novels] [Historical fiction]

Reviews: 0

Catalog Number: #56373

Format: Library Binding

Special Formats: Graphic Novel

Publisher: Lerner Publications

Edition Date: 2012 Release Date: 09/01/11

Illustrator: Hammond, Ted,, Carbajal, Richard,

Pages: 31 pages

ISBN: 0-7613-7804-9

ISBN 13: 978-0-7613-7804-4

Dewey: Fic

LCCN: 2011004745

Dimensions: 23 cm.

Subject Heading:
Jay, Allen. Comic books, strips, etc. Fiction.
Brill, Marlene Targ. Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad. Adaptations. Comic books, strips, etc. Fiction.
Underground Railroad. Comic books, strips, etc. Juvenile fiction.
Underground Railroad. Comic books, strips, etc. Fiction.
Fugitive slaves. Comic books, strips, etc. Fiction.
Quakers. Comic books, strips, etc. Fiction.

Language: English

Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references.

Word Count: 1,357

Reading Level: 2.8

Interest Level: 2-5

Accelerated Reader: reading level: 2.8 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 145938 / grade: Middle Grades

Reading Counts!: reading level:3.1 / points:3.0 / quiz:Q56224

Lexile: GN500L

Guided Reading Level: N

Randolph, Ohio, 1842. Allen Jay and his family are Quakers, members of a religion that opposes slavery. Allens home is a stop on the Underground Railroad, and his family helps escaping slaves reach freedom. When Henry appears in the Jays yard, Allen must help him reach the next safe house. But can they escape the slave catchers?

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