The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox

The Underground Railroad
This National Geographic site explores how the Underground Railroad led many American enslaved people to freedom. Travel through time from the perspective of a person escaping slavery, making critical decisions and encountering famous faces from history such as Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass.

Father Figure by Richard Peck

Kids & Moving
Moving is very difficult, but this site makes the process a little more fun. Make friends with Buddy the Moving Van and help him out with the activities.

Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Plimoth Plantation
Like the young woman in Running Out of Time, visitors to Plimouth Plantation might think they are lost in time. Visit its Web site to learn more about a mock plantation like the one in Haddix’s novel.