Winter 1859: While exploring the frozen expanse of Lake Champlain, Isabel "Bel" Lindsey and her cousin Laurence hear a hoarse voice call out to them, the voice of a runaway slave. The teenage children of wealthy Vermont lumber barons, Bel and Laurence decide to hide and aid the runaway. The choi...
She let him pull himself up on her, his head banging into her knees as he balanced on the floor. So she’d finally put her foot down. Liesl wished she could tell Uta. She wished she had the energy to be proud or relieved, but she didn’t. Locking Hans up merely produced another thing to wait for: t...