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005			20250109085735.0
008			210426t20222022nyu c 000 1 eng
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050	0	0	_aPZ7.1 .L865 _bFr 2022
100	1		_aLuqman-Dawson, Amina,
245	1	0	_aFreewater / _cAmina Luqman-Dawson.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York, New York : _bLittle, Brown and Company, _c2022.
264		4	_c©2022
300			_aviii, 403 pages ; _c21 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
385			_nage _aChildren _2lcdgt.
490	1		_aA James Patterson presents novel
505	0		_aPrologue -- The Journey -- Freewater -- The return -- A note from Amina.
520			_aAfter 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 world.
520			_aAward-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. Under 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. 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. - Publisher.
521	0		_aReading L: 4.6.
521	1		_aAges: 8-12.
521	2		_aGrades:: 3-7.
586			_aCoretta Scott King Author Award, 2023.
586			_aHorn Book Fanfare List, 2023.
586			_aNewbery Medal, 2023.
650		0	_aAfrican Americans.
650		0	_aCommunities.
650		0	_aSiblings.
650		7	_aEnslavement. _2enslv
655		7	_aHistorical fiction. _2lcgft
830		0	_aJames Patterson presents.
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