McCormick is also the author of "Never Fall Down," "Cut" and "The Plot to Kill Hitler." She co-wrote the young readers' ...

Banned books seem to be everywhere ... Any time you can read about a life post-slavery, I think it should be required reading ...

It was the first time the book was banned in the United States ... and the other escaping slavery — went straight to the heart of the question: what does it mean to be free?