6/24/2023 0 Comments Freewater novel![]() His new friends from Freewater pledge to return with him. But what about his mama? Plagued by guilt about his mother’s capture, Homer decides to return to the plantation to rescue his mother and Anna. Slowly, Homer begins to appreciate living and working together to contribute to the thriving community. Lost and disoriented, they are rescued by Suleman, a mysterious and taciturn guide who leads them through the inhospitable swamp to Freewater, a settlement of escaped men, women, and children living in freedom. Homer and Ada run to nearby river and plunge into the raging waters that carry them into the Great Dismal Swamp. But Homer remembers his promise of freedom to his friend Anna his mother turns back for her but is caught. With their mother leading the way, Homer and his younger sister Ada try to escape their hellish lives of slavery on the Southerland Plantation. ![]() ![]() Gr 5-8–Sometimes, to be free, you have to make a life in a place where no one can find you. ![]()
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