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>