Martha's Freedom Train, by C. LaRene Hall, tells the tale of a young slave girl before the American Civil War. Fearful that their master's attentions are turning too uncomfortably towards their daughter, Martha's parents decide to flee the plantation with her and travel the Underground Railroad in a bid for freedom in the North. Unfortunately, the frigid temperatures the family is forced to navigate causes Martha's mother to contract pneumonia. Martha's father is faced with a difficult choice: l
Published on July 26, 2009 20:28