{"product_id":"skylark-flight-to-freedom-9781662959523","title":"Skylark: Flight to Freedom","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Gatekeeper Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51182974075154,"sku":"9781662959523","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_948ac3dc-bf7b-4863-8835-c6e08e9f98e4.jpg?v=1744450834","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/skylark-flight-to-freedom-9781662959523","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}