A review by kelleemoye
The Underground Abductor: An Abolitionist Tale by Nathan Hale

5.0

Full review at: http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=6457

I love this entire series! Nathan Hale has taken history and made it accessible (with a dash of humor!). If you don’t the concept of the series, it revolves around Nathan Hale the Revolutionary War spy who, in the first book, was eaten by a history book so now knows all that has happened in history and is sharing it with the hangman and British officer who are guarding him before he is executed. The first book is Hale’s own story and then each of the following are his telling of different times in history.

This installment of Hale’s graphic novel series may be my favorite so far. I found it to be the most intense of his stories even though it is up against stories of wars, but Harriet Tubman’s story is one of one person’s resilience in the face of pure doom. Although it is evident through any story you hear of Harriet how truly brave she was, Nathan Hale’s story immerses you into Harriet’s life and shows you how much she truly did and faced.

To access the teaching guide I wrote for Abrams, please visit their website: http://www.scribd.com/doc/271840108/Nathan-Hales-Hazardous-Tales-Teaching-Guide