Cardboard

Crow

Morocco

The Luck of Sallowby

Reign of the Fallen

Egyptian Tombs

The Poetry of Secrets

Pretty Things

A 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.

Discover Your Child's Next Read

Cardboard

Doug Tennapel, 2012

Crow

Marsha McIntosh, Kenneth Mcintosh, 2003

Morocco

Susan H. Mcculloch, 2003

The Luck of Sallowby

Malcolm Saville, 1952

Reign of the Fallen

Sarah Glenn Marsh, 2018

Egyptian Tombs

Tyler Gieseke, 2021

The Poetry of Secrets

Cambria Gordon, 2021

Pretty Things

Sarra Manning, 2005