![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Or perhaps in this case to build empathy and understanding. Some books exist for the purpose of education or instruction. But reading doesn't always have to be fun nor enjoyable. It is not particularly "fun" and "enjoyable" to read about slaves, former slaves, etc. My thoughts: The subject is a heavy one for sure. The novel also includes perspectives/voices from those-white and black-still on the plantation. They left behind their mother and their friend(s). The Southerland Plantation is the plantation Homer and Ada are running from. Danger lurks-in general from white communities looking to chop down trees or claim/reclaim swamp lands, from those hunting slaves, from slave-hunting dogs. There are always those on the outside guarding the community within. They stumble into a swampy civilization comprised of former slaves and freeborn. Homer and Ada, two of our narrators, are runaway slaves they are running for their lives, running towards freedom. This historical novel has alternating narrators. Premise/plot: Freewater is the 2023 Newbery Award Winner. įirst sentence: Sanzi had broken yet another rule, but she didn't care. ![]()
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