Fight For Freedom

An illustrated, chronological account of the American Revolutionary War.

Rome, 61 BC RECRUITED as a gladiator, young Marcus Cornelius Primus faces a new life of brutal training, governed by strict rules, as he learns the skills of an elite warrior. But Marcus cannot simply forget his past. His father lies murdered by soldiers and his mother has been kidnapped and forced into slavery. Marcus is determined to find his father's old commander, Pompeius the Great, to seek justice for his family and set his mother free. Yet, unbeknown to him, Marcus is hiding a life-threatening secret. And if the Romans discover it, there will be no escape . . .

The year is 1976. Your winning essay on the educational system in South Africa has attracted so much attention that the South African government has invited you and your classmates to see the system firsthand. While on a guided tour through a village, you see a mysterious figure in a window across the way. you should stay with your group, but this might be an opportunity to see the real South Africa. What will you do?

"BRAVE BOOKS is empowering today's youth with conservative values so that the next generation will be filled with strong and discerning leaders."--Back cover.

In 1861, a young slave named Sam escapes to search for his father, who has been conscripted into the Confederate Army, and makes his way to a northern city, while back at the Virginia plantation where Sam was raised, Annabelle, the owner's daughter, struggles to run things after her father's death. Simultaneous.

Sojourner Truth was born to slaves. She had no choice. But when she grew to be a young mother herself, she ran away with her child looking for freedom. She used her voice to speak for all slaves wanting to be free.

"Watch as American history comes to life in full color for young patriots! In simple, entertaining story form, students are introduced to the leaders, the causes, and the challenges of the Revolutionary War. The adventures of statesmen, soldiers, sailors, spies, and Native American fighters illustrate how God worked both naturally and supernaturally to build a free nation out of 13 scattered English colonies."--Page [4] of cover.

Siblings Meg and Fred Allerton just can't get along. They even argue about the slavery issue. Fred gets excited when William Lloyd Garrison opens a store in Cincinnati that won't sell anything produced by slave labor. Meg hopes people will deal with the slavery issue peacefully. She becomes very ill, and she and Fred learn some valuable lessons about relationships.