Accelerated Reader Quiz available: #117017

Eleven-year-old Solomon Freeman and his parents, newly freed slaves, are building a homestead in north Florida s wilderness, living their dream of independence. Their battle to survive is filled with harsh difficulties in this wild and fickle new home, and they all work long, hard days. Solomon s father, Moses, dreams of his only son sharing his love for the land. Lela, his mother, tries to shield Solomon from his father s expectations, for she knows that the boy s heart is not in the fields.

Solomon is a natural...