Catalog Search Results
3) Freewater
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
After 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.
Author
Series
A Buxton Canada novel volume 1
Language
English
Description
In 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American south, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom.
Author
Series
Mark of the thief trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Description
When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds himself in possession of an ancient amulet filled with magic once reserved for the Gods, and becomes the center of a conspiracy to overthrow the emperor and destroy Rome.
6) Nightjohn
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old Sarny's brutal life as a slave becomes even more dangerous when a newly arrived slave offers to teach her how to read.
7) Forge
Author
Series
Seeds of America trilogy volume 2
Language
English
Description
Separated from his friend Isabel after their daring escape from slavery, fifteen-year-old Curzon serves as a free man in the Continental Army at Valley Forge until he and Isabel are thrown together again, as slaves once more.
12) Ashes
Author
Series
Seeds of America trilogy volume 3
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As the Revolutionary War rages on, Isabel and Curzon are reported as runaways, and the awful Bellingham is determined to track them down. With purpose and faith, Isabel and Curzon march on, fiercely determined to find Isabel's little sister Ruth, who is enslaved in a Southern state"--
16) Chains
Author
Series
Seeds of America trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Formats
Description
After being sold to a cruel couple in New York City, a slave named Isabel spies for the rebels during the Revolutionary War.
Author
Series
Winner's trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
An aristocratic girl who is a member of a warmongering and enslaving empire purchases a slave, an act that sets in motion a rebellion that might overthrow her world as well as her heart.
Interlibrary loan through ILLiad
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Knox County Public Library can be requested from other libraries to be delivered to your pickup location.
Suggest a purchase
If it is too new for interlibrary loan (6 months), you can place a suggestion with us. Suggest a Purchase