Libby Norstad s life has changed to anything but ordinary. In 1857, when she comes to live on the "Christina," her father s steamboat, Libby s curiosity ensnares her in a mystery. What is the closely held secret of Caleb, the cabin boy who seems determined to make her life miserable? And how can Jordan, a fugitive slave, possibly reach safety and freedom?
The night is dark. As three men race to the riverfront, bloodhounds follow their tracks. Through her journey to compassion, will Libby become a freedom seeker?
From the golden age of...
One choice will change Libby s life forever.
Libby Norstad s life has changed to anything but ordinary. In 1857, when she comes to live on the "C...
Late at night, as the Christina puts out into the Mississippi River, Caleb and Libby keep watch on deck. Close by, the runaway slave, Jordan, creeps forward without a sound. Drawing near the lantern, he stops, as if afraid to enter the circle of light. On the streets above them no one stirs. Then a dark shape steps from the shadows. Jordan moans. It s Riggs (The slave-trader.) The cruelest man Caleb knows. Jordan s owner stepping out, so they know he s on their trail. From that moment the Freedom Seekers can never forget that because of a fugitive slave law Jordan can be taken...
Late at night, as the Christina puts out into the Mississippi River, Caleb and Libby keep watch on deck. Close by, the runaway slave, Jordan, creep...
She failed her friend and risked his safety. Will Libby's mistake destroy their mission?
The Christina steams south while Caleb and Jordan finalize their plans. But someone overhears Libby talking about the scheme--will they tell the authorities that Jordan is a runaway slave?
Sick at heart, Libby knows she has let down her friends. She risked Jordan's freedom, and she endangered the mission to rescue his family. Will Caleb and Jordan trust her to help in the Underground Railroad?
Everything seems to be going against the rescue. Will they find a way to...
She failed her friend and risked his safety. Will Libby's mistake destroy their mission?
Captain Norstad stood up to a swindler, but now he might lose the riverboat they all love.
"Sometimes there's a cost for doing the right thing," Captain Norstad stated. Will he and the other Freedom Seekers recover the stolen money before a double payment is due?
When the Freedom Seekers learn that Micah Parker has escaped and is running for the Mississippi River, they leave the Christina and take up the search. They request the help of the Underground Railroad, but will they find Micah before the slave catchers?
When God's law and man's law conflict, which...
Captain Norstad stood up to a swindler, but now he might lose the riverboat they all love.
In the dark of night Libby Norstad wakes up. "It s quiet. Too quiet." Then come the rapid strokes of the ship s bell. "What s wrong? What happened? Where s Pa?"
Hurrying out into the dense fog on deck, Libby hears the slap of paddlewheels against water. The whistle of a steamboat coming too fast, too close. Grabbing Annika s arm, Libby yanks her away from the railing. "Run "
But soon, out of the dark and danger come the high notes of a gifted fiddler. Who is he? Where is he from? Why does his face seem to hold a secret?
As Annika joins the teaching in the "Christina s" classroom,...
In the dark of night Libby Norstad wakes up. "It s quiet. Too quiet." Then come the rapid strokes of the ship s bell. "What s wrong? What happened?...
