Jip - a boy thought to be dropped from a wagon, actually true but by an African slave woman who was running away. Near the end, he is assisted by his teacher and a character named Luke, broken out of prison, and helped at a court hearing (unwritten).

Friedrich; Cody; Wilderness Family 2; Slake's Limbo;jip His Story
By Hans Peter Richter, Bruce Brooks, Vic Crume, Felice Holman, katherine Paterson
Set 5 Books Reading level 11- 14: Boys interest stories age and grade appropriate reading.
Publisher: Scholastic et al.
Binding: Paperback
Book Reviews (2)
Good book shows character struggle and mother in the end a shoking end