![]() Solidly researched and beautifully written, this is storytelling at its finest. Set against a forbidding landscape, the bright promise of freedom is illuminated in all its myriad shapes and forms. “In Freewater, Amina Luqman Dawson shines a bright light on a little-known piece of history. ![]() In this society created by formerly enslaved people and some freeborn children, Homer finds new friends, almost forgetting where he came from. But when he learns of a threat that could destroy Freewater, he crafts a plan to find his mother and help his new home.ĭeeply inspiring and loosely based on the history of maroon communities in the South, this is a striking tale of survival, adventure, friendship, and courage. Through tangled vines, secret doorways, and over a sky bridge, the two find a secret community called Freewater, deep in the swamp. ![]() Much as he adores her and fears for her life, Homer knows there’s no turning back, not with the overseer on their trail. ![]() Under the cover of night, twelve-year-old Homer flees Southerland Plantation with his little sister Ada, unwillingly leaving their beloved mother behind. Winner of the Coretta Scott King Author AwardĪward-winning author Amina Luqman-Dawson pens a lyrical, accessible historical middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they find freedom. ![]()
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