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Book Review of Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad (On My Own)

Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad (On My Own)
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From the back cover: Allen Jay's family farm is a stop on the Underground Railroad. Allen's parents risk danger to be secret conductors. They give food and shelter to slaves escaping from the South. One day in 1842, Allen's father asks him to help a runaway slave. Is Allen brave enough? Can he do it? This exciting true story takes you along as Allen meets Henry James, an African American man struggling to find freedom.