{"product_id":"passenger-on-the-pearl-the-true-story-of-emily-edmonsons-flight-from-slavery-9781616205508","title":"Passenger on the Pearl: The True Story of Emily Edmonson's Flight from Slavery","description":"\u003cb\u003eNOW IN PAPERBACK! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The page-turning, heart-wrenching true story of one young woman willing to risk her safety and even her life for a chance at freedom in the largest slave escape attempt in American history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1848, thirteen-year-old Emily Edmonson, five of her siblings, and seventy other enslaved people boarded the \u003ci\u003ePearl\u003c\/i\u003e under cover of night in Washington, D.C., hoping to sail north to freedom. Within a day, the schooner was captured, and the Edmonsons were sent to New Orleans to be sold into even crueler conditions. Through Emily Edmonson's journey from enslaved person to teacher at a school for African American young women, Conkling illuminates the daily lives of enslaved people, the often changing laws affecting them, and the high cost of a failed escape. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Clearly written, well-documented, and chock full of maps, sidebars, and reproductions of photographs and engravings, the fascinating volume covers a lot of history in a short space. Conkling uses the tools of a novelist to immerse readers in Emily's experiences. A fine and harrowing true story.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"[\u003ci\u003ePassenger on the Pearl\u003c\/i\u003e] covers information about slavery that is often not found in other volumes . . . Conkling's work is intricate and detailed . . . A strong and well-sourced resource.\" --\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Conkling is a fine narrator . . . Readers familiar with the trials of Solomon Northup will find this equally involving.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Edmondson's life story is compelling and inspiring. It provides the perfect hook for readers into the horrors of slavery.\" --\u003ci\u003eVOYA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eConkling, Winifred:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eWinifred Conkling is an award-winning author of fiction and nonfiction for young readers, including \u003ci\u003ePassenger on the Pearl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRadioactive!\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Votes for Women!\u003c\/i\u003e, and the middle-grade novel \u003ci\u003eSylvia \u0026amp; Aki\u003c\/i\u003e. You can find her online at winifredconkling.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Books for Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51500757549330,"sku":"9781616205508","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_289b207a-1e3f-4800-983c-76f58f60802e.jpg?v=1753199440","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/passenger-on-the-pearl-the-true-story-of-emily-edmonsons-flight-from-slavery-9781616205508","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}