“
I hope they never find you," Huck said. "You'll be wishin' you was drowned in the Mississippi."
"Yes?"
"They want to hang you twice."
I nodded. I realized I couldn't be made more afraid than I was, than I had been my entire life.I hope they never find you," Huck said. "You'll be wishin' you was drowned in the Mississippi."
"Yes?"
"They want to hang you twice."
I nodded. I realized I couldn't be made more afraid than I was, than I had been my entire life....more
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Percival Everett,
James
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Across the water was a town and I guessed, from all I'd heard, that it might be Cairo. I wished that had mattered. A fugitive slave was a slave in a free state just the same.Across the water was a town and I guessed, from all I'd heard, that it might be Cairo. I wished that had mattered. A fugitive slave was a slave in a free state just the same....more
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―
Percival Everett,
James
These kids have been at it for years. Hidden in the shadows, not meeting the eyes of anyone. But…more
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These kids have been at it for years. Hidden in the shadows, not meeting the eyes of anyone. But the Police Force have been huntin them down. One by one. Do you have the smarts to stay alive?
