War Comes to Willy Freeman
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Chapter Book · Ages 8–12 · 1983 · Est. 6 hour read

War Comes to Willy Freeman

By James Lincoln Collier

Book #1 in the The Arabus Family Saga series

A girl, disguised as a boy, searches for her captive mother amidst war's chaos.

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192 pages· 43,379 words· Est. 6 hour read
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Willy Freeman's world shatters when her father is killed by Redcoats and her mother is captured. Disguised as a boy, Willy embarks on a perilous journey to New York City, seeking her mother. Finding refuge at Fraunces Tavern, she navigates a world fraught with danger, where being black, female, and free is a constant risk. With allies like Sam Fraunces and Horace, Willy must confront the perils of her quest. Can she reunite her family against the odds?

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Willy Freeman’s life changes forever when she witnesses her father’s death at the hands of the Redcoats and returns home to find that the British have taken her mother as a prisoner to New York City.Willy, disguised as a boy, begins her long search for her mother and luckily finds a haven at the famous Fraunces Tavern. But even with the help of Sam Fraunces and her fellow worker, Horace, Willy knows that to be black, female, and free leaves her open to danger at every turn. What will tomorrow bring?

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
192
Words
43,379
Reading age
8–12
Audience
Middle Grade
Lexile
800L
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
4.9
F&P level
~S
AR points
6
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
6636
Publication
Published
January 1, 1987
First published
February 1, 1983
Publisher
Yearling
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780440495048

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