War Comes to Willy Freeman

Willy Freeman's life changes forever when she witnesses her father's death at the hands of the Redcoats and returns home to find that the British have taken her mother as a prisoner to New York City. Willy, disguised as a boy, begins her long search for her mother and luckily finds a haven at the famous Fraunces Tavern. But even with the help of Sam Fraunces and her fellow worker, Horace, Willy knows that to be black, female, and free leaves her open to danger at every turn. What will tomorrow bring?

First sentence: WHAT I REMEMBERED most was the way the sun flashed and flashed on the bayonets.

Year

1983

Publisher

Peter Smith Publisher Inc

Editions

1

ISBN

9780844665962

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