Awards and Honors2018-2019 Lamplighter Award Winner
Parents’ Choice Awards, Fiction Silver, Spring 2016 SLJ’s Best Books of 2016, Young Adult
YALSA 2017 Best Fiction for Young Adults
CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2017, 6–8
2017 Capitol Choices, Ten to Fourteen
ILA Teachers’ Choices 2017 Reading List
Heroism and heartbreak pave their path, but Isabel and Curzon won't stop until they reach Ruth, and then freedom, in this finale to the Seeds of America trilogy. Appendix including Q & A and recommended reading. Vocabulary words.
Topics Slavery. African Americans. U.S. history of the colonial and revolutionary periods. Military and war history. History of the American Revolution (1775–1783).
SRC Level 5.400000
SRC Points 17.000000
Lexile 820L
Trim Size 8 1/4" x 5 1/2"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2016-10-03
JLG Release Date Feb 2017
Minimum grade 6
Maximum grade 8
Reading level Middle
Format Print
Advanced Readers (Grades 6-8)
Advanced Readers
Advanced Readers (Grades 6-8)
For Grades 6-8
Your pre-teen and teen readers won't be able to get enough of these selections. The 12 books here are a bit longer than our B category titles, with more challenging storylines and a wealth of thought-provoking nonfiction.