Very different from other middle grade of YA stories I've read about slaves running during the 1800s. — Wandering Librarian

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  1. Readers will be swept up by the drama and fast pace of this powerful debut novel.” Reading Today Online, International Reading Association

  2. Lush, detailed, total-immersion storytelling.— Kirkus Review

  3. (Running out of Night). ..is a story that respects this pivotal era of American history, a story that reveals the pain, the courage, and the hope that eventually changed the world.— Middle Shelf : Cool Reads for Kids magazine

  4. Rarely do page-turners written for middle-school kids also ignite excitement in adults. (A notable exception is the series of Harry Potter books.) Fewer still explore the secret sorrows of children's lives in the mid-1800s, whether enslaved or free. Running Out of Night, a debut novel...

  5. An Underground Railroad story with a distinctive flavor. —Booklist

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