Return to the American Revolution in this blistering conclusion to the Seeds of America trilogy that began with the bestselling National Book Award Finalist Chains & continued with Forge which Kirkus Reviews called "the best book you'll ever read" As the Revolutionary War rages on Isabel & Curzon have narrowly escaped Valley Forge-but their relief is short-lived Before long they are reported as runaways & the awful Bellingham is determined to track them down With purpose & faith Isabel & Curzon march on fiercely determined to find Isabel's little sister Ruth who is enslaved in a Southern state-where bounty hunters are thick as flies Heroism & heartbreak pave their path but Isabel & Curzon won't stop until they reach Ruth & then freedom in this grand finale to the acclaimed New York Times bestselling trilogy from Laurie Halse Anderson