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I am the river : Sarah E. Ray and the Bob-Lo boat
Author: Gauch, Patricia Lee

Publisher: Levine Querido (2026)

Dewey: 323
Classification: Biography
Physical Description: [42] p., col. ill., 23 x 28 cm

BTSB No: 371017

ISBN: 9781646145805

Ages: 4-8

Grades: K-3

Subjects:
Ray, Sarah E., -- 1921-2006
Steamboats -- Detroit River -- History
Segregation in transportation -- Michigan -- Detroit -- History -- 20th century
Segregation in transportation -- Canada -- Ontario -- History -- 20th century
African Americans -- Biography
Detroit River Valley (Mich. and Ont.) -- History
Bob-Lo Island (Ontario) -- History

Price: $23.98

Summary:
The moving tale of Detroit's BobLo boats, once part of the underground railroad and later at the center of a civil rights lawsuit brought by the NAACP.

Added Entry - Personal Name:

Henderson, Leah

Illustrator:

Marshall, Kristle

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (11/01/25)
   School Library Journal (10/01/25)
   Booklist (12/01/25)
The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (00/01/26)

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