Synopses & Reviews
Sally Harrison and her family are slaves on a plantation in Georgia. But when Master decides to sell Sally and her brother, the family escapes to seek shelter with a tribe of Seminoles who are rumored to adopt runaway slaves. After a perilous journey, Sallys family finds and joins the tribe. But while her father and brother easily adjust to Indian ways, Sally cant seem to find her place. Combining the poetry of Sallys songs with the heartracing tension of the familys escape, author Brenda Woods delivers a breathtaking story of a girl caught between worlds.
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brings close the backbreaking labor and cruelty of plantation life, then the flight to freedom, the sadness, and the hope." Booklist, starred review
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The action is fast, the journey fraught with danger; the details bring it h
About the Author
Brenda Woods lives in Los Angeles, California.