Freedom Calls: Journey of a Slave Girl

Louisa, 15, is a slave in 1848 working on a plantation in Washington D.C. She is a slave on loan and the teen makes a journey daily back and forth from the mistresses house and the Senator's house. On day she overhears a man talking to her neighbor about a ship that will bring her to freedom. With the assistance of Abby, her abolitionist friend she is able to escape from the plantation and get on board the Pearl, a ship which will carry her and others to freedom. However, within hours the ship is captured and Louisa's hopes of freedom seem done. However strong-willed Louisa isn't going to let that happen. She manages to escape again and once again runs to her best friend Abby for help. However Abby has got her own problems too. Her father, Gamaliel Bailey, a son of a Methodist minister writes a anti-slavery newspaper and the irratated citizens are blaming him for getting the slavery issue brought up again. Hiding in Abby's room for weeks Louisa finally decides to take a daring journey to freedom. Will she make it? What will her new life be like?Though this book focuses on Louisa it also details Abby's lifestyle as the daugter of an abolitionist.Based on the true story of the capture of the Pearl in which 76 slaves attempted to escape to freedom Freedom Calls : Journey of a Slave Girl truly gives you new insight into the Civil times and the internal and external conflicts of that time. It also teaches that friendship is a loving bond. You can tell this book was well researched as the details were very descriptive. Though Louisa is fictional she could very well be real. This is a great book for researching that time period! I recommend all people to read this gripping new book, especially girls and fans of Dear America!