Steal away, steal away steal away to jesus steal away, steal away home i aint got long to stay here. One is twelveyearold james baylor weaver, who lives in lawrence, kansas, in the year 1856. Includes the following graphic organizers for the story steal away home. Steal away home quiz for pages 153 162 set up as test with mult. Later at home, dana opens the black book and reads the first entry. Cover for steal away home aladdin historical fiction. Despite the gulf between them, the two girls work together and forge a bond that lasts even after they go their separate ways, one to a comfortable life in vermont, the other to a teaching career in toronto. Childrens books featuring bold and brave girls are both becoming easier for parents to find, and also cover a large range of. Book clubs book fairs scholastic education classroom magazines about us. Steal away home book by lois ruby official publisher. There is so much beauty in this story, in the writing of it, andmost of allin the gospel which saturates it, that there really was no other way to respond but. There is so much beauty in this story, in the writing of it, andmost of allin the gospel which saturates it.
The book steal away home by lois ruby is very good. Steal away home steal away home, book 1 by lois ruby. Sep 01, 1994 the book steal away home was a realistic fiction story. Steal away, steal away home, i haint got long to stay here 1 songs such as steal away to jesus, swing low, sweet chariot, wade in the water and the gospel train are songs with hidden codes, not only about having faith in god, but containing hidden messages for slaves to run away on.
Steal away home is written as a novel in which the main characters are the 19th century preachers charles spurgeon and thomas johnson. Steal away home ebook by lois ruby official publisher. Charles spurgeon was a preacher, the celebrity preacher of. According to the journal, what religion did the weaver family practice. No names past time the weavers are introduced they are quakers millicent weaver is helping slaves get to freedom up northcanada her flag is up this lets slaves know this is a safe house. When she was tore off wallpaper and noticed there was a skeleton under the paper. Behind the door was an old room that contained a cot with a dead body on it. Steal away home is a christian historical novel set in 1841 to 1892 in england and america. Steal away home by billy coffey paperback, 400 pages expected publication. Climax climax is the highest or most intense point in a story. Dana decides to tell her parents she has found the black book and promises to give it back by july 1. When twelveyearold dana shannon starts to strip away wallpaper in her familys old house, shes unprepared for the.
Authors purpose for writing steal away home interviewing lois ruby, author of steal away home reading reflection summarizing chapters setting in steal away home main idea all about dana dana and me character growth and change character study dana follow the plot of steal away. Its a story that will have you reading into the wee. Dec 25, 2012 he wrote what would be a mega hit, steal away in 1964 that made him a household name. Steal away, steal away steal away, steal away home i aint got along to stay here steal away, steal away steal away, steal away home my lord he calls me he. Lois ruby is the author of several novels, including steal away home, which was named an ira young adults choice and a notable childrens trade book in.
James and his mother and his sister rebecca must keep this a secret from jamess father. This book cover analysis of lois rubys novel, steal away home, challenges students to analyze and evaluate two. Steal away home is a new kind of book based on historical research, which tells a previously untold story set in the 1800s of the relationship between an africanamerican missionary and one of the greatest preachers to ever live. Steal away home goodreads meet your next favorite book. Who had recorded notes in the little black diary dana found. For bethlehem, both learning to read and running away are deadly dangerous but the potential rewards are beyond price. In two parallel stories, a quaker family in kansas in the late 1850s. Lauren denton, usa today bestselling author of the hideaway owen cross grew up with two loves. Steal away home completely embodies the definition of ones life being bittersweet. See more ideas about underground railroad, 5th grade social studies and teaching history.
The book belongs to millicent weaver dana decides to tell her parents she has found the black book and promises to give it back by july 1. In steal away home, billy coffey crafts a story that takes us between the currentday realization of a mans dream and the events in his past that lost him everything. About the book when dana uncovers a skeleton hidden in the wall of her home, she also uncovers a dark secret that stretches back years. Thomas nelson january 2, 2018 this is a powerful story of grief, love, forgiveness, and holy mystery, and i loved it. I am not a cover designer but i can agree that cover layouts play an important role in the overall presentation of stories and i must admit, often times i first judge a book by its cover. The first book in the steal away home series a novel by lois ruby when twelveyearold dana shannon starts to strip away wallpaper in her familys old house, shes unprepared for the surprise that awaits her. Lois ruby is the author of several novels, including steal away home, which was named an ira young adults choice and a notable childrens trade book in the field of social studies ncsscbc.
In the introduction, carter states that the books style was inspired by michael shaaras excellent book the killer angels, a novelized story of the civil war focusing on the lives of several historical figures. Charles spurgeon and thomas johnson, unlikely friends on the passage to freedomwow, that is a mouthful. His house is a station on the underground railroad, but only while his father is away. I was walkin in savannah passed the church decayed and dim theres slowly through the window came a plaintive funeral hymn. When twelveyearold dana shannon starts to strip away wallpaper in her familys old house, shes unprepared for the surprise that awaits her. Steal away home by lois ruby when dana uncovers a skeleton hidden in the wall of her home, she also uncovers a dark secret that stretches back years. A girl named dana was working on a house for a bed and breakfast, which was also going to be the house she and her family lived in too. This is a complete novel study for the book steal away home by lois ruby. Hughes had other hits and also recorded for other recording companies but by the mid 1970s, hughes retire.
Thomas johnson and charles spurgeon lived worlds apart. About the book this is a powerful story of grief, love, forgiveness, and holy mystery, and i loved it. When twelveyearold dana shannon starts to strip away wallpaper in her familys old house, shes. Steal away home book by lois ruby official publisher page. Steal away home by apples n acorns teachers pay teachers. Inning by inning, we watch the orioles against the yankees and see the plays that advance the score as owen waits for his time at bat. Before she turned to writing, she was a young adult librarian for the dallas public library. This video features the spiritual steal away sung by reverend pearly brown. In the introduction, carter states that the book s style was inspired by michael shaaras excellent book the killer angels, a novelized story of the civil war focusing on the lives of several historical figures.
It is less likely that youve heard of thomas johnson. Comprehension by chapter, vocabulary challenges, creative reading response activities and projects, tests, and much more. Steal away home book report by drew thompson on prezi. May, 2008 this video features the spiritual steal away sung by reverend pearly brown. Dad is not home a wagon appears with slaves hidden underneath a blanket. Steal away home by lois ruby overdrive rakuten overdrive. This book is an account of the friendship between charles spurgeon and thomas johnson. Its a story that will have you reading into the wee hours of the night because its too good to put down. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. For readers of the underground railroad, the known world, bound for canaan and the book of negroes comes the harrowing story of fifteenyearold escaped slave cecelia reynolds, who slips away to freedom in canada only to return to her childhood home.
It tends to sneak up on you, deliver the sermon with a punch, and steal away under sanguine cover. According to the authors, they often used quotations from spurgeons or johnsons own writing and most of the persons, places, and dates were based on real events. Steal away home by billy coffey books and bindings. Steal away, steal away home by hays rockwell and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Where did the weavers live before moving west to kansas. It has vocabulary and questions for each chapter in the student reading guide. Dana and her mom were redoing their walls and found a hidden room.
This song was what pearly called a slave song, and is done to images of slavery and escape. He wrote what would be a mega hit, steal away in 1964 that made him a household name. Steal away home is a new novel by billy coffey about baseball and faith, and more about faith than baseball. Buy a cheap copy of steal away home book by lois ruby. Free steal away home worksheets and literature unit for.
Free steal away home study unit worksheets for teachers to print. Cliff notes steal away home home polk school district. The plot was about a girl named dana shannon who lived in a 75 year old house. Its been a long time since a book made me weep as i did in the final pages of steal away home. The narration switches back and forth between these two. Miz lizbet is a runaway slave who lived with quackers. Steal away home steal away home, book 1 by lois ruby book cover, description, publication history.
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