A Most Perilous World: The True Story of the Young Abolitionists and Their Crusade Against Slavery

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Kristina R. Gaddy

A Most Perilous World

The True Story of the Young Abolitionists and Their Crusade Against Slavery

Kristina R. Gaddy

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Dutton Books for Young Readers
17 June 2025

The stories of the four teenage children of prominent abolitionists before and during the Civil War combine to form a surprisingly familiar tapestry of struggle, disappointment, and ultimately hope.

The stories of the four teenage children of prominent abolitionists before and during the Civil War combine to form a surprisingly familiar tapestry of struggle, disappointment, and ultimately hope.

""Impeccable research and incredible details bring the stories of these four young people

to life as they come of age in the years leading up to and during the Civil War.""-Kip Wilson, award-winning author of White Rose

Flowers in the Gutter author Kristina R. Gaddy tells the story of America's tumultuous years leading up to the Civil War and of the war itself from the viewpoints of four children of famous abolitionists, including those of Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison. Gaddy crafts a surprisingly contemporary coming-of-age narrative, supported by meticulous research and featuring dozens of primary documents. Each of these four young people-two white, two Black-was strongly committed to the anti-slavery cause but felt just as keenly a need to make their own names, away from the often over-protective or disapproving shadows of the famous adults in their lives. This is a true story of how a torch of resistance is passed and how a new generation makes its mark.

By: Kristina R. Gaddy
Imprint: Dutton Books for Young Readers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 505g
ISBN: 9780593855522
ISBN 10: 0593855523
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 17 June 2025
Recommended Age: From 14 years
Audience: Young adult , Preschool (0-5)
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

K. R. Gaddy is a freelance writer and historian. Her previous work includes Flowers in the Gutter, which Kirkus praised as ""an eye-opening account of tenacity that brings the efforts of young anti-Nazi activists vividly to life"" in a starred review, and Well of Souls, which the Economist called ""beguiling...Gaddy successfully blends archival skills with imagination."" She received a Robert W. Deutsch Foundation Rubys Artist Grant for her writing and research. She lives in Baltimore.

Reviews for A Most Perilous World: The True Story of the Young Abolitionists and Their Crusade Against Slavery

""An absorbing portrait of young adults trying to do good in a divided nation.""—Publishers Weekly ""Impeccable research and incredible details bring the stories of these four young people (two white and two Black) to life as they come of age in the years leading up to and during the Civil War. The inclusion of surprisingly relevant primary source materials will draw readers in, allowing them to connect the dots from this nation's dark past to today and furthermore to arm themselves with information to work toward a brighter future."" —Kip Wilson, award-winning author of White Rose