Henry’s Freedom Box

Levine, E.  (2007).  Henry’s Freedom Box.  New York, NY: Scholastic Press.

The story begins by letting you know who Henry is and the situation he is in.  He is a young slave boy, and he is removed from the family, a gift to the master’s son.  He finds love and the starts a family of his own.  One sad day, his wife and children are sold, and Henry is torn apart.  He finds help and decides to mail himself to Philadelphia.  Through a rough trip by train, steamboat, and train again, he arrives in Philadelphia, now a free man.  With a birthday and a new middle name, “Box”.