Award-winning author Amina Luqman-Dawson pens a lyrical, accessible historical 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....

An inspirational side of the Civil War era comes to life in the courageous story of Addy Walker. Along with her mother, Addy is escaping slavery to find her father and brother, who've been sold away. Once Addy arrives in Philadelphia, she hopes that her family will be together again soon-and discovers that freedom isn't always fair.