NIGHT BOAT TO FREEDOM Christmas and family in this page-turning

and family in this page-turning novel that celebrates the life and work of Frida Kahlo

and intermediate players

Eleven-year-old Tony Weaver

this Odyssey has sold more than two million copies

Adapted from Emmanuel Acho's New York Times bestseller Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man

NIGHT BOAT TO FREEDOM Christmas and family in this page-turningWhat scares the head is best done with the heart. When Granny Judith asks twelve year old Christmas John to row Molly across the river from Kentucky to the Free State of Ohio, he's terrified. But Granny Judith reassures him. So Christmas John begins the first of many dangerous journeys. And each passing day brings hope that Granny and John can find their own freedom, just across the river. Night Boat to Freedom is a 2007 Bank Street Best Children's