02096cam a2200529 i 4500 2702769268 TxAuBib 20260309120000.0 230414t20232022||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780316056670 paperback 0316056677 paperback (OCoLC)1381782706 TxAuBib rda Luqman-Dawson, Amina, author. Freewater / Amina Luqman-Dawson. First trade paperback edition. New York : Little, Brown Young Readers, 2023. ©2022. viii, 408 pages ; 20 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier James Patterson Presents Novel, A James Patterson presents Originally published: 2022. Includes discussion questions. 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. 690L Lexile. 20260309. Newbery Medal, 2023. Coretta Scott King Author Award, 2023. Horn Book Fanfare List, 2023. African Americans Juvenile fiction. Slavery Juvenile fiction. Slavery Fiction. Siblings Juvenile fiction. Communities Juvenile fiction. Communities Fiction. Children's stories. African Americans Fiction. Siblings Fiction. Fiction. fast Juvenile works. fast Novels. lcgft A James Patterson Presents Novel. James Patterson presents.