Follett Content Book Detail: In Disguise on the Underground Railroad : a Graphic Novel Biography of Anna Maria Weems (Barrier Breakers) by Turner, Myra Faye

In Disguise on the Underground Railroad : a Graphic Novel Biography of Anna Maria Weems (Barrier Breakers)

Author: Turner, Myra Faye

Follett Number: 2130QD4
Audience: Upper Elementary
Publisher: Capstone Press, a Capstone imprint, 2024
Format: 32 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
ISBN-13: 978-1-66906-182-3
ISBN-10: 1-66906-182-5
LCCN: 2023-019031
Dewey: 973.7
Classifications: Biography; Nonfiction

Subjects:
Biographical Comics
Cartoons and Comics
Comics (Graphic Works)
Creative Nonfiction
Fugitive Slaves Biography Cartoons and Comics
Nonfiction Comics
Underground Railroad Cartoons and Comics
Weems, Anne-Marie Cartoons and Comics
Includes bibliographical references (page 31). "Anna Maria Weems was just a teenager when she was given the opportunity to escape her enslaver in the mid-1800s. The journey would be dangerous, but she would have the help of abolitionists along the way. One of those supporters had a novel idea--Anna Maria would escape to freedom disguised as a boy. Learn about her brave journey on the Underground Railroad in this inspiring graphic novel"--Provided by publisher.

From the publisher:
Anna Maria Weems was just a teenager when she was given the opportunity to escape her enslaver in the mid-1800s. The journey would be dangerous, but she would have the help of abolitionists along the way. One of those supporters had a novel idea--Anna Maria would escape to freedom disguised as a boy. Learn about her brave journey on the Underground Railroad in this inspiring graphic novel.

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