Books with title Underground Man

Trek along the Underground Railroad with time-traveling Kristi and Ty in Time Underground. When Kristi Connors and Ty Jordan stole a time machine from their time-meddling sixth grade teacher, they discovered they can alter history. Maybe . . . for the better? Ty’s always struggled to understand life in the late eighteenth century. The new United States, fresh off its victory over England in the Revolution, celebrated its freedom with balls, fairs, and crisp, new flags flying from every flagpole. But when slavers fly the same flag, he wondered why that same freedom wasn’t offered to African-American men and women. Two hundred thirty years later, Kristi discovers an old family tree, tracing back to 1854. Her ancestors were slaves! Her great-great-grandfather actually escaped on the Underground Railroad, but lost his younger brother to slave catchers along the way. Can she go back and save him? And how will that change the present, if she does? Travel with Kristi and Ty to the American South in 1858, just two years before the slavery question boils over into a bloody war. Will they save Kristi’s uncle and guide him safely to Canada? Or will Kristi be caught, and condemned to chains? Find out in Time Underground, book two in the American Epochs series.

Set in Richmond's Church Hill and Shockoe neighborhoods, Underground is a contemporary story of two teen girls determined to investigate a huge sinkhole that mysteriously appears in a traffic circle near their homes. The investigation leads them--quite by accident--to the bottom of the sinkhole and into a maze of tunnels below the city's streets. When the girls encounter a race of strange creatures who call the tunnels home, they find themselves at the center of a battle they never knew was being fought--one that they can resolve if they manage to escape the dark hidden passages beneath their peculiar town.

Trek along the Underground Railroad with time-traveling Kristi and Ty in Time Underground.When Kristi Connors and Ty Jordan stole a time machine from their time-meddling sixth grade teacher, they discovered they can alter history. Maybe . . . for the better?Ty’s always struggled to understand life in the late eighteenth century. The new United States, fresh off its victory over England in the Revolution, celebrated its freedom with balls, fairs, and crisp, new flags flying from every flagpole. But when slavers fly the same flag, he wonders why that same freedom isn’t offered to African-American men and women.Two hundred thirty years later, Kristi discovers an old family tree, tracing back to 1854. Her ancestors were slaves! Her great-great-grandfather actually escaped on the Underground Railroad, but lost his younger brother to slave catchers along the way. Can she go back and save him? And how will that change the present, if she does?Travel with Kristi and Ty to the American South in 1858, just two years before the slavery question boils over into a bloody war. Will they save Kristi’s uncle and guide him safely to Canada? Or will Kristi be caught, and condemned to chains? Find out in Time Underground, book two in the American Epochs series.

"John - I can't - go on - any - longer," Mary panted, as her steps began getting very slow. John looked over his shoulder and saw that the men who were chasing them were getting uncomfortably close.John, Mary, Andy and Jane plan to have a fun little camping party in the meadow a little ways from their house. But once they decide to explore a strange cave that Jane discovers, they find that it could be harder to get back home than it was to come away.About the SeriesThe Four Children's Adventure Series follows the adventures of four brothers and sisters from the same family: Mary, John, Jane and Andy. The fictional adventures are geared toward children ages 10-16. You will find no disrespect of parents, no violence, no sorcery, no evolution, and no humanism in these wholesome books for kids.About the AuthorAnisa Joy Razvi, at 14 years old, lives with her parents and eleven siblings in a rural area of Maryland. Anisa has a personal faith in the Lord Jesus. She is the editor for Conquered By Love books and assists that ministry in many other ways. Anisa was homeschooled and appreciates the flexibility in homeschooling which allowed her to begin college at age 13. Anisa plays the piano, violin, and harp. She has a special interest in history, and enjoys reading, singing, drawing, and spending time outdoors. Anisa enjoys telling stories to her sisters, and the Four Children’s Adventure Series grew out of the stories that she has told them over the years.

11 year-old bookworm Winnie Turner is thrown into a real-life adventure of her own when her gangster father is paroled early and she discovers the quilt her late mother left her is an Underground Railroad to keep her one step ahead of his henchmen. Each square in the quilt is a character from her mother’s past, with clues to who Ayesha Turner was, and why she abandoned her only daughter to the winds of fate. Join Winnie on Part One of her journey, where she meets the first three characters in her quilt, and learns about the mother she never knew…

The Children Of London Are VanishingNo one knows why, so Is Twite, younger sister of Dido Twite (from Dido and Pa and Nightbirds on Nantucket), sets out to discover the whereabouts of Arun, her cousin, and Davie, the king's only son -- both missing.Is soon finds herself aboard a secret midnight train heading north to Playland, a place of fun and frolic and dancing every night, or so they say....Instead of fun, Is is heading straight into horrible, horrible danger...and exciting, terrifying adventure!

USA Book News "Best Books 2011" Award finalist in literary fictionMangrove Underground is part Florida eco-mystery and part coming of age narrative that subverts the expectations of both genres.Haunted by his mother's sudden death when he was young, Ben Gates spends his life trying to be a hero, but can never seem to get it right. When wildfires rage through the Everglades, destroying natural habitat and creeping close to homes, folks around Cypress City suspect somebody's lighting them. Ben, now an idealistic park ranger, believes he's the man to find the arsonist. Trouble is, folks also think he might be the culprit.Rumor gives way to conspiracy theory gives way to local legend as Ben races to save the town, and himself, while confronting his own secret past with the mysterious Mangrove Underground.