{"product_id":"the-freethinkers-daughter-jenny-oneill-9781956855005","title":"The Freethinker's Daughter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis historical and inspiring coming-of-age novel for young readers explores topics of both historical and contemporary relevance as it follows a harrowing year in the life of its intrepid teenaged narrator.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLexington, Kentucky, 1833: Calendula \"Cal\" Farmer, a thirteen-year-old white girl, has been raised by her abolitionist, freethinking mother to reason for herself, consult her inner wisdom, and come to her own conclusions. But when a flash flood devastates her family's home, Cal is unexpectedly thrust into domestic service in a wealthy family's mansion. There, she encounters firsthand the physical, intellectual, and emotional brutalities of slavery. Later, a cholera outbreak kills a quarter of the population, including Cal's mother, and Cal enters an orphanage, where she bravely begins another chapter in her young life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCal's story is sure to captivate readers as she confronts the injustices and uncertainties of racism, class consciousness, epidemic disease, and personal loss with independent thinking, perseverance, and love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jenny O'Neill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1956855009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781956855005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Old Cove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 5.98w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2022","brand":"Jenny O'Neill","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994684129535,"sku":"9781956855005","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0b191edc-d400-438f-9dc3-fbe14e0edd8b.jpg?v=1683331585","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-freethinkers-daughter-jenny-oneill-9781956855005","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}