In 1836, fourteen-year-old Roxana undertakes a dangerous journey up the Ohio River to help her beloved servant, Jess, and Jess's fiance, a runaway slave, escape to freedom, aided by Roxana's former teacher Harriet Beecher Stowe.
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Written forMiddle grade
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ThemesFriendshipJustice
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- Racismmoderateunreviewed
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