Bibliograph

Freewater, Amina Luqman-Dawson

Type

Label

Freewater, Amina Luqman-Dawson

Language

eng

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8-12, Little, Brown and Company

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Freewater

Responsibility statement

Amina Luqman-Dawson

Series statement

A James Patterson presents novel

Summary

After fleeing the plantation where they were enslaved, siblings Ada and Homer discover the secret community of Freewater, and work with freeborn Sanzi to protect their new home from the encroaching dangers of the outside worldUnder the cover of night, twelve-year-old Homer flees Southerland Plantation with his little sister Ada, unwillingly leaving their beloved mother behind. Much as he adores her and fears for her life, Homer knows there’s no turning back, not with the overseer on their trail. Through tangled vines, secret doorways, and over a sky bridge, the two find a secret community called Freewater, deep in the swamp. 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

Target audience

juvenile

Classification