SOLVED. YA novel set in the south in the 20th century but girl finds hidden rooms used in underground railroad [s]

[Jenny]

In the late 80s I read a book about a girl that lived in a rural area and finds out her home had been used during the civil as a stop in the underground railroad. She finds a hidden room somewhere and there is a bed and blanket and the blanket crumbles because it is so old. She gets trapped in there but somehow is able to find her way out. I think there is also a tunnel that leads to the ocean. I think it was set in the south or North Carolina area. Thanks for your help!
Jenny

[Jenny]

It was like a novel for teens I think. Had chapters.

[Angharad]

Odd question, but was there any sort of paranormal element? I can think of one book (still trying to remember the title) that I'm pretty sure involved an underground railroad stop, but it also involved hauntings and changing the past.

[Jenny]

no, pretty sure it didn't, I would have been freaked out by that. thanks

[Sarah]

Could it be Steal Away Home? They uncover an old room when stripping old wall paper.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4...

If that's not it, here's an Amazon list of YA books with the Underground Railroad: http://www.amazon.com/Underground-Rai...

[Jenny]

Thanks for the suggestion, Sarah, but that is not it, tho it sounds very similar. Steal Away Home is too new. I got my book from the local library in the 80s, but it could have been older than that even. I will check out that list and post if I find it.

[Jenny]

It was not there. It was set in modern day and I don't think it had a parallel storyline. I don't know how much of the storyline was the underground railroad part, tho it was quite a bit about finding the hidden room etc. I read a lot of books as a kid but this one and the other I posted about really stick in my memory.

[CLM]

Not The Root Cellar?

[Jenny]

Unfortunately no, CLM, thought that sounds like a book I would have loved. Thanks for trying to help.

[bookel]

The Mystery of the Caramel Cat by Lynn Hall is for younger than teen audiences; I immediately thought of that but it doesn't seem to quite match.

[bookel]

https://www.librarything.com/tag/Unde...
quite a few underground railroad books listed here.

[Jenny]

thanks bookel! I looked through that list and found one called The Secret of Strawbridge Place that was written in the 70s. I'm not positive that it's it, but I'm going to order it and find out. I'm so excited!

[bookel]

THE SECRET OF STRAWBRIDGE PLACE
By Helen Pierce Jacob
details in the review, does it sound familiar?
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-re...

[Jenny]

I think that's it. It even mentions a tunnel to the river which I remember. Now to figure out my other book about the revolutionary war and I'll have both books from my childhood that have been driving me crazy.

[Jenny]

I found a used library copy on Amazon and ordered it. It's not weird for a 39 y.o. to read a kids book, is it? :)

[bookel]

Of course not! I never stopped reading children's/young adult fiction. There's plenty of people online who love to reread their own childhood books. Congratulations on finding it!

[Lobstergirl, au gratin]

Jenny, do you want to call this SOLVED or wait until you get the book and read it?

[Jenny]

i think it's safe to call it solved because I'm 98% sure I've found it. I could not figure how to move it to "solved". thank you

[Kate]

Hooded Figure -- are you asking the title for the book in this thread, or are you wanting to start a new search?

This thread's solution: The Secret of the Strawbridge Place