Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad

Synopsis
This book recounts how Allen Jay, a young Quaker boy living in Ohio during the 1840s, helped a fleeing slave escape his master and make it to freedom through the Underground Railroad. "Grades two to four." (SLJ)

Annotation
Recounts how Allen Jay, a young Quaker boy living in Ohio during the 1840s, helped a fleeing slave escape his master and make it to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

From the Critics
From Deborah Zink Roffino - Children's Literature  
Written for beginning readers, this is the true story of young Allen Jay and his first experience as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. The famed network linked folks who loved their fellow man enough to defy the laws of the country. The Jays were a Quaker family in Ohio who worked together to smuggle the desperate runaways to liberty in Canada. Allen Jay's story illuminates the experience of the valiant people who risked everything to share freedom. Richly textured paintings heighten the drama.