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Title: An Ohio girl helps slaves find freedom.
Review: A sixteen year old Ohio farm girl in the years before the Civil War, Lucinda Spenser helps runaway slaves find freedom, yet at the same time, she wonders which of the two young men vying for her affections she should choose. Asked to stay at the farm of a widow and help her with nine fugitives hiding in the attic, Lucy, who wants adventure, readily agrees. She never even begins to imagine the danger she will face over the next month in a half, and the sacrifices she will make to save an infant from a life of slavery, or the new values she will learn. A touching, beautifully written novel, Katherine Ayres's moving tale, written in the form of Lucy's diary, will teach the reader valuable lessons about life, love, sacrifices, and the true meaning of freedom.
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