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A review by reviewsmayvary
Trouble Don't Last by Shelley Pearsall
4.0
Excerpt of review submitted to Sound Commentary.
Eleven-year-old Samuel was born a slave in Kentucky and lives under the strict rules of his household. He is often in trouble for making mistakes. When he is woken in the middle of the night by grumpy old Harrison he doesn’t know what to think but he knows he is going to be in trouble. When he realizes that Harrison is planning for them to run away (“Harrison is stealing me!”), it is too late.
Those with special interest adventurous escapes, in the American South during slavery, or in stories about the enslaved seeking freedom through journeys to the North will be especially pleased with this one. Because it’s middle grade, there are references to the hardships on plantations worked by enslaved folks without much gruesomeness. There’s some light adventure scariness (e.g., being chased, possible bad guys in dark spaces, etc.)
Eleven-year-old Samuel was born a slave in Kentucky and lives under the strict rules of his household. He is often in trouble for making mistakes. When he is woken in the middle of the night by grumpy old Harrison he doesn’t know what to think but he knows he is going to be in trouble. When he realizes that Harrison is planning for them to run away (“Harrison is stealing me!”), it is too late.
Those with special interest adventurous escapes, in the American South during slavery, or in stories about the enslaved seeking freedom through journeys to the North will be especially pleased with this one. Because it’s middle grade, there are references to the hardships on plantations worked by enslaved folks without much gruesomeness. There’s some light adventure scariness (e.g., being chased, possible bad guys in dark spaces, etc.)