Thirteen-year-old Isabel fights for freedom from slavery amid the American Revolutionary War in 1776 New York.
Thirteen-year-old Isabel fights for freedom from slavery amid the American Revolutionary War in 1776 New York.
If an entire nation could seek its freedom, why not a girl? As the Revolutionary War begins, thirteen-year-old Isabel wages her own fight...for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate become the property of a malicious New York City couple, the Locktons, who have no sympathy for the American Revolution and even less for Ruth and Isabel. When Isabel meets Curzon, a slave with ties to the Patriots, he encourages her to spy on her ...
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No romantic or sexual content depicted
Torture, branding, whipping, physical assault, and war violence
No profanity or strong language depicted
No substance use depicted
No LGBTQ+ characters or themes
No religious content or themes
No magic or witchcraft elements
No occult content
Central themes of slavery, freedom, and Revolutionary War politics
No self-harm or suicide depicted
Graphic slavery, torture, branding, whipping, and systemic cruelty
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