Accross the Wide River

from ReviewsbyMolly

I'm a huge historical fan. I love a good novel that captures the images, sites and sounds of days gone by. Stephanie Reed capture all these and so much more in her novel. I was instantly taken to back to a time and a place when freedom didn't always come free. While written to be a fiction novel,...

from jenniferbogart

I have had Across the Wide River on my mental list of wishlist books for several years now. I'm happy to say that it has surpassed my expectations. Possibly one of the most fascinating works of historical fiction that I have read, author Stephanie Reed shares with young adult readers a concise ye...

from kittycrochettwo

Across The Wide River is based on the Rankin family, a family who lived in Ohio that did their part to ensure that slaves made it safely to freedom. We are introduced to young Lowry Rankin at the age of nine. He is content living in Kentucky and can't understand why his abolitionist preaching fat...

from TheLoopyLibrarian

I admire the Rankin family and their stand against slavery. I appreciate the risks that they took and the hardships they endured to be a part of the Underground Railroad. I even learned some interesting facts about why so-called Free states could still be dangerous places for runaway slaves, the ...

from ReviewsbyMolly

I'm a huge historical fan. I love a good novel that captures the images, sites and sounds of days gone by. Stephanie Reed capture all these and so much more in her novel. I was instantly taken to back to a time and a place when freedom didn't always come free. While written to be a fiction novel,...