Debut 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.
Deeply inspiring and loosely based on the history of maroon communities in the South, this is a striking tale of survival, adventure, friendship, and courage..
But when he learns of a threat that could destroy Freewater, he crafts a plan to find his mother and help his new home.
In this society created by formerly enslaved people and some freeborn children, Homer finds new friends, almost forgetting where he came from.
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.
Debut 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
