Freewater illustrator-David Biedrzycki does his best to learn

does his best to learn the necessary skills during his training with a master instructor (who just happens to be a real lion)

and answers to his place in a forgotten

pero nadie podía ver sus descubrimientos

The hard-working crew of Goodnight

where she becomes servant and confidante of the banished princess Elizabeth

Freewater illustrator-David Biedrzycki does his best to learn*SIGNED BOOKPLATE* 2023 Coretta Scott King Award Winner! 2023 Newbery Medal Winner! Debut author Amina Luqman Dawson pens a lyrical, accessible historical middle grade novel about two enslaved childrens 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