Two fifteen-year-old girls--one a slave and the other an indentured servant--escape their Carolina plantation and try to make their way to Fort Moses, Florida, a Spanish colony that gives sanctuary to slaves.What a great classroom novel this would be! Beginning with Amari's capture in her village, this story really draws you into the feelings of "not being free". How cruel people can be to other people who they consider to be less than themselves! I had never heard of a slave sanctuary in Florida, so this historical fiction taught me something.
Rating: 8+ of 10.
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