Awards and HonorsSLJ Best Books 2014, Middle Grade; Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2014, Middle-Grade Books; PW’s Best Books of 2014, Middle Grade: Booklist Editors’ Choice 2014, Fiction, Middle Readers; Booklist Lasting Connections 2014, Language Arts; ALA Notable Books for Children 2015, Middle Readers; VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers 2014, Top of the Top Shelf; Horn Book Fanfare List: Best Books of 2014, Fiction; Parents’ Choice 2014 Historical Fiction, Silver; Capitol Choices 2015
Nineteenth-century Norway: Astri, fourteen, is sold into servitude. She longs to reunite with her sister and sail to America. First, she must escape her cruel master. Author’s note. Diary excerpt. Glossary and pronunciation guide. Select bibliography. Black-and-white photograph and reproductions of sketches.