Cardboard

Crow

The Making of Yolanda la Bruja

Deadly Design

The Free

The Adventures of Dwarfgiants: Serpent of the Sulphur Sea

The Luck of Sallowby

Deep Secret

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

The Making of Yolanda la Bruja

Lorraine Avila, 2023

Deadly Design

Debra Dockter, 2013

The Free

Lauren Mclaughlin, 2011

The Adventures of Dwarfgiants: Serpent of the Sulphur Sea

Steven Jacklin, 2017

The Luck of Sallowby

Malcolm Saville, 1952

Deep Secret

Berlie Doherty, 2003