Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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The Price of Freedom
by Judith Bloom Fradin
Illustrator: Eric Velasquez
Ages: 9+
Published: 2013
Publisher: Walker/Bloomsbury
ISBN: 978-0-8027-2166-2
Keywords: Slavery, Underground Railroad
In 1856, John Price escapes to freedom in Oberlin, Ohio. When he is recaptured two years later, the town rallies to free him. A dramatization of the events illustrated with rich oil paintings.