5,000 Miles to Freedom Ellen And William Craft's Flight from Slavery

Dennis Fradin, prolific author of close to one hundred and fifty books, was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He earned a creative writing degree from Northwestern University, then taught elementary school for twelve years. In 1989, the National College of Education honored him as the Educator of the Year. He and his wife, Judith Bloom Fradin, have worked together on several award-winning books for young readers, including Fight On! Mary Church Terrell's Battle for Integration; Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement; and Bound for the North Star: True Stories of Fugitive Slaves. They live in Evanston, Illinois. Awards for Fight On!: 2004 ALA Best Books for Young Adults Best of the Best: Chicago Public Library YALSA 2004 NAACP List NSCC/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Amelia Bloomer Project list of recommended feminist books for 2004 School Library Journal, starred review New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing Awards for Ida B. Wells: Society of Midland Authors runnercup best noncfiction YA ALA 2001 Best Books for Young Adults 2001 ALA Notable Children's Book 2001 Children's Book of Distinction Riverbank Review 2001 IRA Children's Choice Bank Street College of Education 2000 Flora Steiglitz Straus Award for Best Non-Fiction YA Book of the Year Best of the Best: Chicago Public Library Booklist, starred Review New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading & Sharing,2000 and New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age 2001 Awards for Bound for the North Star: Booklist, starred review 2000 Smithsonian Notable Book for Children 2001 NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2002 YALSA Best Book for Young Adults New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age 2001Fradin, Dennis Brindell is the author of '5,000 Miles to Freedom Ellen And William Craft's Flight from Slavery', published 2006 under ISBN 9780792278863 and ISBN 0792278860.