Run, faredy, run

A twelve year old slave girl and her little sister travel the road to freedom. Faredy, as she is called, was given this special name by her father. He promises that when the family reaches freedom he will reveal the true meaning of her name. But her father is sold farther South and later her mother is sold as well. Without hope, Faredy is left alone to care for her ailing sister, Rosie, until they get a visit from the Ole Shoofly, the plantation messenger. Through her knowledge of the Underground Railroad, coded songs, quilts that talk, and secret words, she has all the right tools to begin her perilous flight to freedom. KDL Run, Faredy, Run is the poignant story of the courage of two little girls, devoted parental love, and the kindness of strangers. Those three forces together make freedom from slavery in the antebellum American South a reality for one family. A wonderful book for families to share.