Give Me Liberty

Give Me Liberty

<p><strong>An exciting novel for tweens that captures the dawn of the American Revolution.</strong></p><p>Life is tough for thirteen-year-old Nathaniel Dunn, an indentured servant in colonial Virginia. Then in a twist of luck, he meets Basil, a kind schoolmaster, and an arrangement is struck lending Nathaniel's labor to a Williamsburg carriage maker. Basil introduces Nathaniel to music, books, and philosophies that open his mind to new attitudes about equality.</p><p>The year is 1775, and as colonists voice their rage over England's taxation, Patrick Henry's words "<em>give me liberty, or give me death</em>" become the sounding call for action. Should Nathaniel and Basil join the fight? What is the meaning of "liberty" in a country reliant on indentured servants and slaves? Nathaniel must face the puzzling choices a dawning nation lays before him.</p><p><strong>“Filled with action, well-drawn characters, and a sympathetic understanding of many points of view.” —ALA <em>Booklist</em></strong></p>