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Johnston, Norma

Over Jordan

182 pp. | Avon | November, 1999 | Trade ISBN 0-380-97635-8 $$15.00
(4) 4-6 In 1836, Roxana's servant and closest friend, Joss, becomes engaged to a runaway slave. Facing her own fear of water, Roxana pretends to be a slave holder and accompanies the couple up the Ohio River by boat, where they seek assistance from "Miss Hattie" (Harriet Beecher Stowe), Roxana's former schoolteacher. Overemotional prose takes the edge off this historical novel, which includes an extraneous appendix of recipes.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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