What is JacketFlap

  • JacketFlap connects you to the work of more than 200,000 authors, illustrators, publishers and other creators of books for Children and Young Adults. The site is updated daily with information about every book, author, illustrator, and publisher in the children's / young adult book industry. Members include published authors and illustrators, librarians, agents, editors, publicists, booksellers, publishers and fans.
    Join now (it's free).

Buy this Book

Book Creators

Upcoming Events

  • None

Recent Blog Posts

These are the most recent 10 blog posts about Promises to the Dead in JacketFlap's Children's Publishing Blog Reader

Loading...

Subjects

Book Awards

Editorial Reviews

Editions

JacketFlap Sponsors

Spread the word about books.
Put this Widget on your blog!
  • Powered by JacketFlap.com

Are you a book Publisher?
Learn about Widgets now!

Promises to the Dead
Average rating
5 out of 5
Based on 7 Ratings and 7 Reviews

Book Description
When Jesse went down to the marsh on that fateful day, he expected to find a turtle for terrapin soup. Instead, he comes across a dying slave woman who makes Jesse promise he'll take her young son, Perry, to a relative in Baltimore. Aiding and abetting a slave is against the law, and it also goes against everything Jesse has been taught to believe. But he can't break a promise to the dead, and, mo... More
Book Information
PublisherClarion Books
BindingKindle Edition (8 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages208
ISBN-10B003ZK5FQQ
Publication Date04/07/2000
Read the First Chapter of Promises to the Dead for Free
The Creators
Picture
About Mary Downing Hahn (Author) : Mary Downing Hahn is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Mary Downing Hahn include Deep and Dark and Dangerous, Wait Till Helen Comes: A Ghos... more
View Mary Downing Hahn's profile
Videos
You must be a member of JacketFlap to add a video to this page. Please Log In or Register.
Reader Comments

Log In or Register to leave a comment about this book.

Amazon US Reviews
Write a review on Amazon.com for this book
Amazon UK Reviews
Write a review on Amazon.co.uk for this book
Barnes & Noble Reviews
Write a review on Barnes & Noble for this book
Goodreads Reviews
Write a review on Goodreads for this book