Robert Smalls: The Boat Thief
by Kennedy Jr., Robert F.
Series:American Heroes (Hyperion)
NAACP Outstanding Literary WorkBiographies/AutobiographiesU.S.Black PeopleJunior Library Guild Selection
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AR Book Level
8.6
AR Points
1
Word Count
6,091
Interest Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Genre
Nonfiction
AR Quiz #
125822 EN
About this book
This is the story of Robert Smalls, a slave who became a hero after hijacking a Confederate steamer during the Civil War and turning it over to the Union, and who later served as a U.S. congressman from South Carolina.