Trouble Don't Last

Written by:
Shelley Pearsall
Narrated by:
Ron Butler

Unabridged Audiobook

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1
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1
Release Date
January 2020
Duration
6 hours 24 minutes
Summary
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.
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Those with special interest adventurous escapes, in the American South during slavery, or in stories about the enslaved seeking freedom through journeys to the North will be especially pleased with this one. Because it’s middle grade, there are references to the hardships on plantations worked by enslaved folks without much gruesomeness. There’s some light adventure scariness (e.g., being chased, possible bad guys in dark spaces, etc.)

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