War Comes to Willy Freeman (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780440495048)

Willy Freeman's life changes forever when she witnesses her father's death at the hands of the Redcoats and returns home to find that the British have taken her mother as a prisoner to New York City.

Willy, disguised as a boy, begins her long search for her mother and luckily finds a haven at the famous Fraunces Tavern. But even with the help of Sam Fraunces and her fellow worker, Horace, Willy knows that to be black, female, and free leaves her open to danger at every turn. What will tomorrow bring?

Author: James Lincoln Collier
ISBN-10: 0440495040
ISBN-13: 9780440495048
Publisher: Yearling Books
Language: English
Published: 01/01/1987
Pages: 192
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.29lbs
Size: 7.62h x 5.18w x 0.56d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.9
Point Value: 6
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 6636 / War Comes to Willy Freeman


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 02/13/1987