Escaping from Home: A Novel about Slavery and Freedom
Writing & Editing - Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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A thrilling new historical fiction novel published by Sage about how true friendship can overcome racial barriers, even on a slave plantation. Samuel Stilt's dad has gotten them in trouble again. When they are caught stealing a horse they find themselves on a plantation in the south working side by side with enslaved African Americans. Samuel changes forever when he befriends Nathaniel, a slave preacher and other people on the plantation. When Samuel begins teaching Nathaniel to read, he soon realizes that he is learning a great deal from his new friend as well. Just when it seems things are already bad enough, Master Rose sells his friend Charles away from his family. From this and other incidents Samuel realizes that even though he is poor his life as a free White person is much better than that of the slaves. Stuck on the plantation, Samuel finds himself trying to make the best of things and carve out a life at his new home.
