Freewater ~ SIGNED
by Luqman-Dawson, Amina
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- New/New
- ISBN 10
- 0316056618
- ISBN 13
- 9780316056618
- Seller
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Daphne, Alabama, United States
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About This Item
First edition. Hard cover. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (2022) New in new dust jacket. Signed by author. SIGNED FIRST EDITION THIRD PRINTING Hardcover: new. Dust jacket: new. Signed by the author to laid in publisher's specific bookplate. First edition, third printing stated. Book is brand new, never read. Dust jacket is wrapped in protective archival grade mylar. Photos available upon request. Winner of the John Newbery Medal Winner of the Coretta Scott King Author Award Award-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. After an entire young life of enslavement, twelve-year-old Homer escapes Southerland Plantation with his little sister Ada, leaving his 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 recesses of the swamp. In this new, free society made up of escaped slaves and some born-free children, Homer cautiously embraces a set of spirited friends, almost forgetting where he came from. But when he learns of a threat that could destroy Freewater, he hatches a plan to return to Southerland plantation, overcome his own cautious nature, and free his mother from enslavement. Loosely based on a little-mined but important piece of history, this is an inspiring and deeply empowering story of survival, love, and courage.
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- Bookseller
- Books On The Boulevard (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 364
- Title
- Freewater ~ SIGNED
- Author
- Luqman-Dawson, Amina
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Hardcover Signed
- ISBN 10
- 0316056618
- ISBN 13
- 9780316056618
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
- Date Published
- 2022
- Keywords
- 19th Century; African Americans; African-American; Communities; Fiction; General; Historical; Historical fiction; Juvenile Fiction; People & Places; United States
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