Title: Martha and the slave catchers
Description: When the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law passes, thirteen-year-old Martha, the daughter of abolitionists living in Connecticut, embarks on a journey of self-discovery as she travels south to save her kidnapped adopted brother Jake, the orphan of a runaway slave.
Subjects: Identity (Philosophical concept), Racially mixed people, Juvenile fiction, Slavery, Fiction, Fugitive slaves, Abolitionists, African Americans, Identity, History, Children's fiction, Underground railroad, fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction
Places: United States
Time periods: 1815-1861