True North (novel)
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True North is a 1996 historical novel for young adults by Kathryn Lasky, and published by Scholastic Corporation. Set in 1850s America, it is a story about the Underground Railroad. Afrika, a slave girl from Virginia, and Lucy, an independent girl constricted by Boston society, take different paths in life, with Lucy exploring her family's history, and Afrika desperately searching for freedom, narrowly escaping capture.
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- 1996 American novels
- Novels set in the 1850s
- American historical novels
- Novels about American slavery
- American young adult novels
- Novels by Kathryn Lasky
- Novels set in Boston
- Works about the Underground Railroad
- Children's books set in the 1850s
- Children's books set in Boston
- Children's books set in Virginia
- Children's books about American slavery
- Children's books about African-American history
- 1990s young adult novel stubs
- 1990s children's novel stubs
- Children's historical novel stubs
- 1990s historical novel stubs