Book description
The two eldest children of a pioneer family are determined to carry their love of beauty and learning to their new home in the Kentucky wilderness.
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Why read it?
1 author picked Tree of Freedom as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is everything I love about pioneer stories, especially after thirteen-year-old Stephanie’s menfolk go off to war.
I was very young the first time I read it, but I could never forget the drama of the apple seed! Here the vivid details are of abundant nature and pioneer skills, and backwoods Kentucky has a different slant on the Revolutionary War than sophisticated Williamsburg.
It was written for children and won a Newbery Honor citation, but it still charmed me when I reread it as an adult.
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