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Promises to the Dead by Mary Downing Hahn (ISBN: 9780606244602)
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by Mary Downing Hahn
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All Jesse Sherman seeks in the Maryland woods is a big old turtle for his uncle Philemon's dinner. Instead, he finds two runaway slaves: Perry, and his pregnant mother, Lydia. In a short while, Jesse finds himself bound by a promise to the dying Lydia to take Perry to Baltimore, where her son can finally be free.
Jesse's skin color is hardly enough protection for the two boys in Baltimore: the city is a particularly dangerous place in the early days of the Civil War. In the end, courage, determination, wits -- and a promise -- will have to see them through.
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- Title Promises to the Dead
- Author Mary Downing Hahn
- Binding unknown
- Publisher Demco Media
- ISBN 9780606244602
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