Mia Barron

The bloodiest battle in American history is about to begin, and one young boy is caught right in the middle of it. The year is 1863, and Thomas and his little sister, Birdie, have just made a daring escape from the farm where they were born into slavery. Guided only by the North Star and their hope for freedom, they journey into the unknown. Their luck changes when they cross paths with a Union soldier named Corporal Henry Green. He brings Thomas and Birdie back to his regiment, giving them a sudden sense of safety and a new place to call home. Marching alongside the army, Thomas finally feels like he is part of something bigger. But the march comes to a terrifying halt when orders arrive sending the men straight into battle in Pennsylvania. Thomas has survived the perilous journey north, but does he have the courage to survive the devastating chaos of Gettysburg?