These are further books in the successful Sparks series which looks at history through the eyes of fictional and real-life characters. Each book takes the form of a lively and exciting narrative which contains lots of interesting information about the period. The Runaway Slave is a moving tale about Jonathan, a slave who is separated from his father and beaten by his cruel master until he decides to seek freedom with the help of Mr Tomlinson.

 

This book features in the following series: Sparks, Sparks Series .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 2006 by Hachette Children's Group .

Andrew Matthews is a celebrated children's author, who has written over fifty books and has twice been nominated for the Smarties prize.