Will Northaway & The Quest for Liberty (Book 1) Young American Patriot Series

Paperback, 128 pages

Everyone calls Will Northaway "Fish," probably becuase he hangs around the wharves hunting for fish scraps. To round out his diet, he steals from street vendors in his Southwark neighborhood in London. People feel sorry for the boy since he's all alone and they are willing to put up with his thievery. But then he is caught and falsely accused of a crime. Narrowly escaping prison, Will flees to America where he hopes to find his long-lost father.
 
After a dangerous sea journey, Will begins a new life in Boston as a printer's apprentice. He finds a home, but times are hard in Boston. While men like Sam Adams and Paul Revere debate politics, freedom and liberty, men like Ebenezer Mackintosh fan the flames of agitation and lawlessness. Will's search for his father takes him into the heart of a dangerous situation and he has to face the consequencesand his own resistance to God's grace.
 
In this first book of the Young American Patriots Series, author Susan Olasky provides young readers with an exciting look at life in the American colonies before the Revolutionary War.
 
 Recommended for ages 10 and up.

Copyright: 2004