This is an outstanding book that is actually the second in a series (the first is Scott O'Dell Award winning and National Book Award Finalist Chains) that will end up being a trilogy. Curzon is a slave, who apparently at the end of Chains, had been robbed and abandoned by his friend Isabel. He is officially a slave, but he had escaped from prison and had been passing himself off as free. This is how the story starts.
While hiding in the woods, he saves a young boy's life when the boy was threatened by a British soldier. Circumstances lead Curzon to join the Patriots as they head to Valley Forge to end the war. There is so much empathy built into this book. It gives you an appreciation for the value and horror the slaves experiences but lack of recognition. It gives you insight to the general conditions our forefathers experiences to fight for our freedom from England. Each chapter begins with a quote from a diary or letter concerning the conditions of the soldiers, hardships, risks, and friendships all which plays into the events of the chapter.
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