Freewater (Signed First Printing on the Title Page)

Luqman-Dawson, Amina

ISBN 10: 0316056618 / ISBN 13: 9780316056618

Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2022

About this Item

First edition, first printing. Book is as-new without any significant bumps at the spine. Book corners are sharp. Dust jacket is as-new and protected in Brodart cover. Book is unread, unmarked and signed by the author on the title page (not tipped-in). Winner of the 2023 Newbery Award. A pristine copy.

Seller Inventory # 001084

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Freewater (Signed First Printing on the Title Page)
• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316056618
• ISBN 13: 9780316056618
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

About this title

Synopsis

Winner of the John Newbery Medal
Winner of the Coretta Scott King Author Award 
An Indiebound Bestseller
A New York Times Bestseller

Award-winning author Amina Luqman-Dawson pens a lyrical, accessible historical middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they find freedom.

Under the cover of night, twelve-year-old Homer flees Southerland Plantation with his little sister Ada, unwillingly leaving their beloved mother behind. Much as he adores her and fears for her life, Homer knows there’s no turning back, not with the overseer on their trail. Through tangled vines, secret doorways, and over a sky bridge, the two find a secret community called Freewater, deep in the swamp.

In this society created by formerly enslaved people and some freeborn children, Homer finds new friends, almost forgetting where he came from. But when he learns of a threat that could destroy Freewater, he crafts a plan to find his mother and help his new home.

Deeply inspiring and loosely based on the history of maroon communities in the South, this is a striking tale of survival, adventure, friendship, and courage. 

About the Author

Amina Luqman-Dawson is the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning and bestselling author of Freewater and the pictorial history book Images of America: African Americans of Petersburg. Her op-eds on race and popular culture have appeared in The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, and more. She, her husband, and her son reside in Arlington, VA. Visit her online at aminaluqman-dawson.com.