Living with his uncle on a South Carolina plantation in 1860, eleven-year-old Austin decides to disobey the law and teach reading to a slave he has befriended, an act that endangers his friend but prompts his uncle to reconsider the treatment of his slaves.
- ISBN10 1561795615
- ISBN13 9781561795611
- Publish Date 14 September 1997
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 3 October 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Focus on the Family Publishing
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 188
- Language English