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The Candle Star by Isenhoff, Michelle is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Candle Star about?
Runaways hidden in the barn, slave catchers housed in the hotel, and Emily squeezed between two very different loyalties. After a tantrum, Emily Preston is shipped from her plantation home to her inn-keeping uncle in Detroit. There she meets Malachi, son of freed slaves, who challenges many ideas she grew up believing. But when Emily stumbles upon two runaways hidden in her uncle's barn, she finds that old ways die hard. And Mr. Burrows, the charming Southern slave catcher, is only yards away, lodged in the hotel. A powerful story abounding in rich imagery, pathos, and beautifully turned phrases, The Candle Star also contains an abundance of accurate pre-American Civil War-era context, including: slavery the Underground Railroad Detroit history the economy of both North and South the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 each side's contributions to the start of war *and American geography The Candle Star is an ideal accompaniment to an American History social studies course or simply a stirring tale for young readers interested in stories of bygone days. The Divided Decade Collection includes three stand alone stories that view the American Civil War through three different lenses. All are s
Who reads The Candle Star?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Isenhoff, Michelle
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- Category
- children's
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 4.04 / 5 (85 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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