Freedom Seekers Series (2-6) by Lois Walfrid Johnson
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Overview: Lois Walfrid Johnson is the author of 38 books and 14 updated editions for adults and children. Her middle reader novels include The Disappearing Stranger and other best-selling Adventures of the Northwoods novels set in the early 1900’s in Minnesota, northwest Wisconsin, and upper Michigan.
Genre: Children, YA Historical Fiction
02. Race for Freedom: 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 back into slavery, even from a free northern state. Nor can they forget that if Captain Norstad is caught hiding a fugitive he can lose the Christina. Then Elsa, a new-found immigrant friend, faces illness and possible death.
As steamboats race for St. Paul, stakes are high. To escape capture, Jordan makes a mighty leap. In a time when captains did not stop for a man overboard, will Jordan survive his fall into icy waters?
03. Midnight Rescue: In 1857, having arrived in Minnesota Territory on her father’s steamboat, 12-year-old Libby continues to harbour the runaway slave boy Jordan while worrying about a fugitive who has escaped from the local prison.
04. The Swindler’s Treasure: Sometimes there’s a cost for doing the right thing," says Captain Norstad after standing up to a swindler. But the cost is high-the possible loss of the Christina. Will he and the other Freedom Seekers recover the stolen money before a double payment is due?
When Libby’s Newfoundland dog Samson saves a deaf child from being run over by a horse and buggy, Peter becomes part of the Christina family. Then a different theft threatens Jordan’s reputation. The money entrusted by his church to help fugitive slaves cross into Canada is gone! And will Jordan find his father before they’re lost to each other forever?
As the Christina steams south, Caleb learns that Micah Parker has escaped toward the Mississippi River. Who will find Micah first-Jordan or the slave catchers?
05. Mysterious Signal: Libby Norstad and her friends hope to return swindled money to its rightful owner, but when the swindler escapes jail, will Libby do the right thing — or choose the easier way out?
06. The Fiddler’s Secret: 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, Captain Norstad asks Libby, Caleb, Jordan, and Peter, "What is most important to you? What do you really want?" Though Jordan finds new, exciting possibilities for his family’s freedom in Minnesota Territory, he and Peter also face mystery and hardship.
When winter draws near, Pa needs to head south, but Annika stays in St. Paul. Will she be lost to the never-give-up family forever? Can the Christina possibly escape a winter ice storm? And what is the fiddler’s challenge for Freedom Seekers of every place and time?
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