A most perilous world : the true story of the young abolitionists and their crusade against slavery /
Gaddy, Kristina R.
A most perilous world : the true story of the young abolitionists and their crusade against slavery / Kristina R. Gaddy. - New York, NY : Dutton Books, 2025. - 343 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
School Library Journal starred, June 2025 Booklist starred, May 2025 Publishers Weekly, March 2025 Kirkus Starred, May 2025 Horn Book, July 2025 Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), June 2025
"Kristina R. Gaddy tells the story of America's tumultuous years leading up to the Civil War and of the war itself from the viewpoints of four children of famous abolitionists, including those of Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison. Gaddy crafts a surprisingly contemporary braided coming-of-age narrative, supported by meticulous research and featuring dozens of primary documents. Each of these four young people-two white, two Black-was strongly committed to the anti-slavery cause but felt just as keenly a need to make their own names, away from the often over-protective or disapproving shadows of the famous adults in their lives. This is a true story of how a torch of resistance is passed and how a new generation makes its mark"-- Provided by publisher.
Young Adult Follett Content Solutions.
9780593855522
2024055882
Garrison, Lucy McKim, 1842-1877 --Juvenile literature.
Garrison, George T. 1836-1904 --Juvenile literature.
Douglass, Lewis, 1840-1908 --Juvenile literature.
Forten, Charlotte L.--Juvenile literature.
Garrison, Lucy McKim, 1842-1877.
Garrison, George T. 1836-1904.
Douglass, Lewis, 1840-1908.
Forten, Charlotte L.
Abolitionists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Slavery--History--United States--Juvenile literature.
Abolitionists--United States--Biography.
Slavery--History.--United States
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Biographies.
E449 / .G18 2025
973.7/114/0922 B
A most perilous world : the true story of the young abolitionists and their crusade against slavery / Kristina R. Gaddy. - New York, NY : Dutton Books, 2025. - 343 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
School Library Journal starred, June 2025 Booklist starred, May 2025 Publishers Weekly, March 2025 Kirkus Starred, May 2025 Horn Book, July 2025 Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), June 2025
"Kristina R. Gaddy tells the story of America's tumultuous years leading up to the Civil War and of the war itself from the viewpoints of four children of famous abolitionists, including those of Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison. Gaddy crafts a surprisingly contemporary braided coming-of-age narrative, supported by meticulous research and featuring dozens of primary documents. Each of these four young people-two white, two Black-was strongly committed to the anti-slavery cause but felt just as keenly a need to make their own names, away from the often over-protective or disapproving shadows of the famous adults in their lives. This is a true story of how a torch of resistance is passed and how a new generation makes its mark"-- Provided by publisher.
Young Adult Follett Content Solutions.
9780593855522
2024055882
Garrison, Lucy McKim, 1842-1877 --Juvenile literature.
Garrison, George T. 1836-1904 --Juvenile literature.
Douglass, Lewis, 1840-1908 --Juvenile literature.
Forten, Charlotte L.--Juvenile literature.
Garrison, Lucy McKim, 1842-1877.
Garrison, George T. 1836-1904.
Douglass, Lewis, 1840-1908.
Forten, Charlotte L.
Abolitionists--United States--Biography--Juvenile literature.
Slavery--History--United States--Juvenile literature.
Abolitionists--United States--Biography.
Slavery--History.--United States
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Biographies.
E449 / .G18 2025
973.7/114/0922 B