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Secrets in the Sky Nest (Karen Meyer)
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Thirteen-year-old Nelly has just moved to Salem, Ohio, a Quaker town with many who support the anti-slavery cause.
Her family joins the Underground Railroad, using the secret room Nelly discovers. When she overhears a plot to tar and feather her father, the new editor of the Anti-Slavery Bugle, she realizes there are enemies even in Salem. Nelly has a chance to fight back when she joins in a rescue, but she learns the hard way that the rescued girl isn’t really free…
Threats against her father stir Nelly to plan retaliation.
Or will her faith teach her a better way?
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Thirteen-year-old Nelly has just moved to Salem, Ohio, a Quaker town with many who support the anti-slavery cause.
Her family joins the Underground Railroad, using the secret room Nelly discovers. When she overhears a plot to tar and feather her father, the new editor of the Anti-Slavery Bugle, she realizes there are enemies even in Salem. Nelly has a chance to fight back when she joins in a rescue, but she learns the hard way that the rescued girl isn’t really free …
Threats against her father stir Nelly to plan retaliation.
Or will her faith teach her a better way?
Endorsements
“A compelling Underground Railroad setting illuminating the wide range of people, places and actions in Salem, Ohio. Rife with abolitionists as well as slave catchers, the story moves quickly with plenty of dangerous situations based on actual events of the early 1850s. Secrets in the Sky Nest is a memorable and thought-provoking novel for middle-grade readers.”
—Alison Gibson, Director, Union County Township Public Library, Ripley, Ohio
“Intersecting history and imagination is vital for middle school readers. Karen Meyer writes inspirational stories, teaching life skills in her latest novel, Secrets in the Sky Nest. The tragedy behind the Underground Railroad is a story children need to understand. The lesson of children responding to injustice weaves throughout the book.”
—Barbara Anne Waite, author of Elsie, Adventures of an Arizona Schoolteacher and The Colour Box
About the Author
| Binding | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Book Author | Karen Meyer |
| Page Count | 172 |
| Publisher | Grace & Truth Books |
| Trim Size | 6 x 9 |
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