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In the summer of 1860, when slavery ruled the heart of America, two young abolitionists discover how dangerous it can be to believe in freedom for all.Saoirse Callahan’s family is broken. Hunger forced them out of Ireland and they still struggle to survive in their new home, where scorching Texas droughts threaten their small farm. Then, on one blazing Sunday afternoon, a series of mysterious fires devastates the region. Whispered rumors of a slave rebellion soon flame into a statewide panic. Vigilantes scour the countryside for arsonists, targeting foreigners and slaves in a bloodthirsty witch-hunt. Saoirse is determined to find out how the fires really started, but the more questions she asks, the more she puts her family and friends in danger. And the truth may be more than she can handle.Meanwhile, safe in Pennsylvania, Westleigh Kavanagh can call himself an abolitionist with little fear. But when he realizes his father’s new boarder is actually a runaway slave, he must keep the wanted man’s identity a secret. Because Westleigh’s father is the sheriff, and bound by law to help capture fugitives, whether he believes in slavery or not. Westleigh wants to protect his father from the truth, but the longer he lies, the greater chance they will all be caught. Then Westleigh makes his own discovery—an old forbidden journal that holds secrets of his father’s past. Secrets that lead to the Callahans. Secrets that, if unraveled, could destroy both families.
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About the Author
Sarah MacTavish is a small-town Texan with Yankee roots and a heart that belongs in Ireland. In addition to being a writer she is also a teen librarian, incurable Star Wars nerd, and proud Hufflepuff. Firebrand is her first novel.
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"MacTavish has taken a very interesting and entertaining approach with this novel. Though historical fiction, it doesn't read like an historical narrative, but like a contemporary young adult novel. History does have a way of repeating itself, and so the book transports the reader to a time that seems all too plausible for today's contentious world. For those who want a young adult novel in a unique setting with emotionally high stakes, Firebrand is a moving, expertly written, and entertaining work of young adult fiction." Self-Publishing Review, ★★★★½
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- PublisherDove Hollow Books
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 0996938311
- ISBN 13 9780996938310
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages438
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