The Drinking Gourd

By F. N. Monjo, Fred Brenner

The Drinking Gourd Book Cover

The stars of the Big Dipper have led a runaway slave family to Deacon Fuller’s house, a stop on the underground railroad. Will Tommy Fuller be able to hide the runaways from a search party — or will the secret passengers be discovered and their hope for freedom destroyed?

ISBN: 9780060243302
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Jun 9, 1970
List price: $16.89
No of pages: 64
Trim Size: 5.940 in (w) x 8.810 in (h) x 0.500 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Beginner
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 19th Century
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / African American & Black
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F. N. Monjo

Biography

The late F. N. Monjo, author of The Drinking Gourd, wrote two other popular I Can Read Books: Indian Summer, illustrated by Anita Lobel, and The One Bad Thing About Father, illustrated by Rocco Negri.

Fred Brenner

The stars of the Big Dipper have led a runaway slave family to Deacon Fuller’s house, a stop on the underground railroad. Will Tommy Fuller be able to hide the runaways from a search party — or will the secret passengers be discovered and their hope for freedom destroyed?

ISBN: 9780060243302
Imprint: HarperCollins
On Sale: Jun 9, 1970
List price: $16.89
No of pages: 64
Trim Size: 5.940 in (w) x 8.810 in (h) x 0.500 in (d)
BISAC 1: JUVENILE FICTION / Readers / Beginner
BISAC 2: JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / United States / 19th Century
BISAC 3: JUVENILE FICTION / African American & Black
BISAC 4:
BISAC 5:
BISAC 6:

F. N. Monjo

Biography

The late F. N. Monjo, author of The Drinking Gourd, wrote two other popular I Can Read Books: Indian Summer, illustrated by Anita Lobel, and The One Bad Thing About Father, illustrated by Rocco Negri.

Fred Brenner