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153 pp.
| Philomel |
May, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-399-24021-7$$17.99
(3)
4-6
In this engaging novel set in the Okefenokee swamplands during the Civil War, young Hamp sets out to capture a runaway slave because the bounty would ease the financial and emotional pains of his war-torn family. But when Hamp meets the runaway, he realizes that things are not always what they seem, and his contempt for the slave turns to understanding. Bib.