Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad

Written by Marlene Targ Brill

Narrated by Jay O. Sanders

Not until his father asks him to help with a runaway does eleven-year-old Allen Jay begin to understand about slavery and the important role his family plays in the Underground Railroad. Set in 1842, this moving story highlights a suspenseful night as the boy who would become a well-known Quaker minister and teacher helps Henry James, an African-American struggling to find freedom.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Live Oak Media
• Release date: Jan 1, 2007
• ISBN: 9781430117964

Marlene Targ Brill

Marlene is an award-winning author of almost 70 titles for readers preschool through adult. She began writing while teaching children with disabilities, producing materials to help her students learn. With time, the desire to write grew stronger.  Soon she was writing for a variety of formats—magazines, internet, newspapers, scripts, books, and textbooks for readers of all ages.  Yet, she never forgets where the dream of writing originated—through work with children.  She is drawn back into classrooms to share the wonders of research and writing, and, of course, reading books.