{"product_id":"9780545399975","title":"Unspoken: A Story From the Underground Railroad","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eUnspoken: A Story From the Underground Railroad\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Henry Cole\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e      A young girl's courage is tested in this haunting, wordless story.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a farm girl discovers a runaway slave hiding in the barn, she is at once startled and frightened.  But the stranger's fearful eyes weigh upon her conscience, and she must make a difficult choice.Will she have the courage to help him?Unspoken gifts of humanity unite the girl and the runaway as they each face a journey:  one following the North Star, the other following her heart.  Henry Cole's unusual and original rendering of the Underground Railroad speaks directly to our deepest sense of compassion.     \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eUnspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"[D]esigned to present youngsters with a moral choice . . . the author, a former teacher, clearly intended Unspoken to be a challenging book, its somber sepia tone drawings establish a mood of foreboding.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*\"Moving and emotionally charged.\" -\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*\"Gorgeously rendered in soft dark pencils, this wordless book is reminiscent of the naturalistic pencil artistry of Maurice Sendak and Brian Selznick.\" -\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*\"Cole conjures significant tension and emotional heft (his silent storytelling calls to mind Brian Selznick's recent work) in this powerful tale of quiet camaraderie and courage.\" -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"From the title on, silence and secrets create stirring drama in this wordless picture book . . . children will be moved to return to the images many times and fill in their own words.\" -\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"What Cole shows so superbly through his accomplished yet unpretentious pencil art-the ideal medium for the book, as it looks as if it's of the era as well as portraying the era-is the keeping of secrets. The entire family appears to know what's going on, but the extent of each character's involvement is never made explicit.\" -\u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eUnspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Illustrated Book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[D]esigned to present youngsters with a moral choice . . . the author, a former teacher, clearly intended Unspoken to be a challenging book, its somber sepia tone drawings establish a mood of foreboding.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*\"Moving and emotionally charged.\" -\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*\"Gorgeously rendered in soft dark pencils, this wordless book is reminiscent of the naturalistic pencil artistry of Maurice Sendak and Brian Selznick.\" -\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e*\"Cole conjures significant tension and emotional heft (his silent storytelling calls to mind Brian Selznick's recent work) in this powerful tale of quiet camaraderie and courage.\" -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the title on, silence and secrets create stirring drama in this wordless picture book . . . children will be moved to return to the images many times and fill in their own words.\" -\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What Cole shows so superbly through his accomplished yet unpretentious pencil art-the ideal medium for the book, as it looks as if it's of the era as well as portraying the era-is the keeping of secrets. The entire family appears to know what's going on, but the extent of each character's involvement is never made explicit.\" -\u003ci\u003eHorn Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780545399975\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Scholastic Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40793061261518,"sku":"9780545399975","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_799c8226-23e4-43c5-93dc-290324154bfb.jpg?v=1644532460","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780545399975","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}