"One of the best novels they have ever read." --Kirkus Reviews
Curzon navigates the dangers of being a runaway slave in this keenly
felt second novel in in the historical middle grade The Seeds of America
trilogy from acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson.
Blistering winds. Bitter cold. And the hope of a new future.
The Patriot Army was shaped and strengthened by the desperate
circumstances of the Valley Forge winter. This is where Curzon the boy
becomes Curzon the young man. In addition to the hardships of
soldiering, he lives with the fear of discovery, for he is an escaped
slave passing for free.
And then there is Isabel, who is also at Valley Forge--against her will.
She and Curzon have to sort out the tangled threads of their friendship
while figuring out what stands between the two of them and true freedom.