{"product_id":"skylark-flight-to-freedom-9781662959523","title":"Skylark: Flight to Freedom","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kathryn Talalay | Jane McIlvaine\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Gatekeeper Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Gatekeeper Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: People \u0026amp; Places - United States - African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesperate for freedom, a young Black girl embarks on a harrowing journey, hoping to stay one step ahead of slavecatchers and their bloodhounds. A young Black boy, who lives on the same plantation, also makes his own perilous escape. Crammed inside a wooden crate, he secretly ships himself North, entrusting his fate to a steamer headed for New York. They both hope to find each other again, far from the shackles of enslavement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSkylark: Flight to Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e is a YA novel that transports readers from 1840s Virginia-when a third of its population was enslaved-to the present day. It traces the parallel journeys of two teenagers-Skylark and Douglass-united by love and a shared hope for freedom. In the African tradition of magical realism, celestial stars speak, a Black conjurer shapeshifts, serpents leave false clues, and a quilt guides Skylark toward a new life. Full-color illustrations vividly bring to life this tale of courage and hope during one of America's darkest periods.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46388265484439,"sku":"9781662959523","price":1849.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781662959523.webp?v=1768796329","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/skylark-flight-to-freedom-9781662959523","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}