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freedom

Books about freedom for readers of all ages.

Cover of The secret of the old red barn

The secret of the old red barn

Sandra L. Zaugg

Ages 9–14couragefreedom

Cover of Surrender

Surrender

Elana Johnson

Ages 13–18rebellionidentity

Cover of Greeka

Greeka

Joseph E. Chipperfield

Ages 8–12natureadventure

Cover of Let my babies go!

Let my babies go!

Sarah Willson

Ages 4–8passoverfreedom

Cover of Escape to freedom

Escape to freedom

Ossie Davis

Ages 10–18freedomslavery

Cover of Looking for Jack Kerouac

Looking for Jack Kerouac

Barbara Shoup

Ages 14–18self-discoveryindependence

Cover of Nina of the dark

Nina of the dark

Ken Catran

Ages 13–18good vs evilfreedom

Cover of Forge (Seeds of America #2)

Forge (Seeds of America #2)

Laurie Halse Anderson

Ages 12–18freedomidentity

Cover of This Strange New Feeling

This Strange New Feeling

Julius Lester

Ages 12–18lovefreedom

Cover of My name is not Angelica

My name is not Angelica

Scott O’Dell

Ages 12–18freedomresistance

Cover of Freewater

Freewater

Amina Luqman-Dawson

Ages 10–14freedomslavery

Cover of Message in the Sky

Message in the Sky

Sharon Dennis Wyeth

Ages 9–13freedomcourage

Cover of Escape!

Escape!

John Reid

Ages 10–14familycourage

Cover of Deer dancer

Deer dancer

Mary Lyn Ray

Ages 3–8dancenature

Cover of Great Galloon

Great Galloon

Tom Banks

Ages 10–15adventurecourage

Cover of Silent thunder

Silent thunder

Ages 10–14freedomcourage

Cover of The story and its writer--Sixth Edition

The story and its writer--Sixth Edition

Ann Charters, Ambrose Bierce, Kate Chopin, Антон Павлович Чехов, Jorge Luis Borges, Albert Camus, Chinua Achebe, Margaret Atwood

Ages 14–18self-discoveryfreedom

Cover of We Are All Born Free

We Are All Born Free

Amnesty International

Ages 5–12human rightsequality

Cover of The slave ship

The slave ship

Emma Gelders Sterne

Ages 10–16freedomcourage

Cover of The Secret of the Stones

The Secret of the Stones

Robert D. San Souci

Ages 10–16folklore and cultural heritageresilience and survival

Cover of The Gypsy king

The Gypsy king

Maureen Fergus

Ages 13–18prophecyfreedom

Cover of The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

Stephen Feinstein, Jack London

Ages 9–14survivalnature

Cover of Goose on the loose

Goose on the loose

Claire Freedman

Ages 2–6animalsadventure

Cover of The escape of Marvin the ape

The escape of Marvin the ape

Caralyn Buehner

Ages 4–9adventurecuriosity