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The last year has been a rough one for Abbey Force. Her father has been in a coma since his accident, in which he was framed for a terrible crime he didn't commit. And their home, Reward Plantation, had to be sold to pay off his debt to society. So Abbey is stuck living with her Uncle Charlie, who isn't exactly an ideal role model. But things just got more interesting. The new family who moved in to Reward Plantation has a daughter named Bee, and...

After her father is called away from their plantation near Charleston, South Carolina, during the Civil War, twelve-year-old Susanna must lead her brothers on a difficult journey in hopes of being reunited with him.