Janie's Freedom

Time Period: 1867 Eleven-year-old Janie finds herself in a quandary. The War Between the States is now over, and Miss Laura, widowed mistress of Rubyhill Plantation, has told Rubyhill's former slaves they're welcome to stay or free to leave. But for Janie, where should she go? There are still dangers in the South, and so many unknowns in the North-and moving may eliminate any chance of ever finding her mother. Using actual historical events to tell the poignant story of a newly-liberated young slave girl, Janie's Freedom is an excellent read for eight- to twelve-year-old girls, teaching American history and the Christian faith at the same time.

1. Opening Credits
2. Series Preface
3. A Note to Readers
4. Chapter 1: Rubyhill
5. Chapter 2: Inside the Big House
6. Chapter 3: The Leather Box
7. Chapter 4: “I Got to Go”
8. Chapter 5: The Burial
9. Chapter 6: A Harvest Moon
10. Chapter 7: The Rubyhill Five
11. Chapter 8: Maydean
12. Chapter 9: Trouble
13. Chapter 10: Mrs. Hull’s Kitchen
14. Chapter 11: To the Rescue
15. Chapter 12: Wintering
16. Chapter 13: Change in the Air
17. Chapter 14: Christmas Eve
18. Chapter 15: “And It Came to Pass”
19. Chapter 16: Where’s Maydean?
20. Chapter 17: A Happy Birthday
21. Chapter 18: Indiana Spring
22. Chapter 19: Chicago
23. Chapter 20: New Places, New Faces
24. Chapter 21: Good News
25. Chapter 22: A Wedding Day
26. Closing Credits