num_pages: 256
description: Eleven-year-old Samuel was born as Master Hackler’s slave, and working the Kentucky farm is the only life he’s ever known—until one dark night in 1859, that is. With no warning, cranky old Harrison, a fellow slave, pulls Samuel from his bed and, together, they run.The journey north seems much more frightening than Master Hackler ever was, and Samuel’s not sure what freedom means aside from running, hiding, and starving. But as they move from one refuge to the next on the Underground Railroad, Samuel uncovers the secret of his own past—and future. And old Harrison begins to see past a whole lifetime of hurt to the promise of a new life—and a poignant reunion—in Canada.In a heartbreaking and hopeful first novel, Shelley Pearsall tells a suspenseful, emotionally charged story of freedom and family. Trouble Don't Last includes a historical note and map.
language: English
title: Trouble Don't Last
titlecomplete: Trouble Don't Last
genres: Middle Grade, Historical, Historical Fiction, Childrens, School, Young Adult, Young Adult Historical Fiction, African American, Fiction, Survival
ratings_count: 1120
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Scott O'Dell Award
publisher: Yearling