description: Twelve-year-old Jesse leaves his home on Maryland's Eastern Shore to help a young runaway slave find a safe haven in the early days of the Civil War.
language: English
title: Promises to the Dead
titlecomplete: Promises to the Dead
genres: Fiction, Young Adult, Historical, Childrens, Ghosts, War, Historical Fiction, Horror, Civil War, Middle Grade
ratings_count: 885
publisher: Demco Media