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Set before the Civil War, Freewater is told through different perspectives. The book follows twelve-year-old Homer and his seven year old sister, Ada, whose lives change forever during a midniht escape from the harsh Southerland plantation serving as slaves. They run deep into the wild Great Dismal Swamp to find a safe and active secret community of old enslaved people.

Character vs. self: The conflict In Freewater is Character vs. self because the conflict changes between much guilt and scary danger with Homer. Homer is safe in the secret safe spot of Freewater but is emotionally scarred for leaving his mother, Rose, behind on the plantation. while, the community faces tension as Sanzi takes crazy risks, ignoring the very real threat of getting caught by slave catchers.