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Willow Paperback – June 14, 2022

by Tonya Cherie Hegamin (Author)
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 24 ratings
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In 1848, an educated slave girl faces an inconceivable choice — between bondage and freedom, family and love.

On one side of the Mason-Dixon Line lives fifteen-year-old Willow, her master’s favorite servant. She’s been taught to read and has learned to write. She believes her master is good to her and fears the rebel slave runaways. On the other side of the line is seventeen-year-old Cato, a black man, free born. It’s his personal mission to sneak as many fugitive slaves to freedom as he can. Willow’s and Cato’s lives are about to intersect, with life-changing consequences for both of them. Tonya Cherie Hegamin’s moving coming-of-age story is a poignant meditation on the many ways a person can be enslaved, and the force of will needed to be truly emancipated.
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  1. Print length
    384 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Candlewick
  4. Publication date
    June 14, 2022
  5. Grade level
    9 - 12
  6. Reading age
    14 - 17 years
  7. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.97 x 8.25 inches
  8. ISBN-10
    1536226025
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1536226027
  10. Lexile measure
    HL810L
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Stirring. . . . Readers will be caught up in the girl's quiet bravery and her search for the truth behind her mother's mysterious, long-ago death. Even as Tonya Cherie Hegamin reveals slavery's dehumanizing effect on every character — black and white, owned and owner — she also celebrates the power of friendship and love.
—The Washington Post

[A]ffecting . . . Hegamin has crafted a suspenseful coming-of-age novel filled with captivating and poetic language. Character building is strong, and Willow’s growth and transformation is both heartbreaking and inspirational. A must-read for those who enjoy historical fiction.
—School Library Journal

A riveting historical novel... The clear prose of Hegamin allows for a realistic, relatable narrative and underscores the injustices of enslavement. . . . Hegamin handles the adult realities of enslavement and the nineteenth-century setting appropriately for high school readers. ... Hegamin’s exemplary novel complements such classics as the slave narratives by Harriet Jacobs and Frederick Douglass.
—The Horn Book

This richly textured narrative deftly teases out attitudes that are too often simplified elsewhere. . . . An intelligent story. Hegamin touches on themes rarely treated with such grace and nuance; her combination of history, thoughtful reflection, suspense, and romance will satisfy broad readerly tastes.
—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

[An] arresting story, richly historical, with an engaging narrator and well-drawn secondary characters . . . A gripping . . .  exploration of the anguishing impact of slavery.
—Kirkus Reviews

With an unflinching eye, Hegamin explores the complicated relationships created by slavery, and the horrors specific to being a female slave. ... [T]he final exploration of [Willow's family] secrets creates a beautiful parallel to Willow’s current dilemma. Duty, love, and the freedom to be a fully realized human being make up the crux of this stirring tale.
—Booklist

Tonya Cherie Hegamin slides period details into Willow's simple, insightful narrative, creating a fluid reading experience . . . "Willow" is a well-researched historical novel that features a unique aspect of American slavery.
—BookPage

A solid historical foundation, strong characterizations, and lyrical descriptions highlight Hegamin’s rich novel about slavery and black/white relations before the Civil War. . . . Engrossing and educational.
—Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Tonya Cherie Hegamin is the author of the young adult novel M+O 4EVR and the coauthor with Marilyn Nelson of Pemba’s Song. She received an Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award and a Christopher Award for her picture book Most Loved in All the World, illustrated by Cozbi Cabrera. Tonya Cherie Hegamin is the creative writing coordinator at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn.

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Candlewick; Reprint edition (June 14, 2022)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1536226025
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1536226027
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 14 - 17 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ HL810L
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ 9 - 12
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.97 x 8.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 24 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars A gripping historical novel
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2020
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An absorbing, richly-detailed story interwoven with period-precise context for the complex social hierarchies in the life of an enslaved fifteen-year-old named Willow. It was very difficult to put the book down, and I rocketed through it to follow her perilous journey through 1848, hovering around the Mason-Dixon Line as life irrevocably changes around her. What a talented tale, by an author I’m looking forward to getting to know better.
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Joanna Sit
5.0 out of 5 stars To free or not to free
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2014
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Hegamin tells her story from many points of view. Her characters are so sympathetic and so complex that I had to relinquish all my preconceptions about the history of slavery. It’s a great story that brought up, for me, the different ways of enslavement and the choices we all make to free others as well as ourselves (or not).
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pamm
5.0 out of 5 stars Book to remember and enjoy
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2018
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This book was so good and every turn I was wait to see what happened next will
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2014
The book was enlightening, however it slow in the beginning but as you read more it finally came together.
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rachelh
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2014
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Beautifully written!
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Erin
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2014
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Just beautiful.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Willow
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2014
This well-researched historical novel about a 15 year-old slave girl in Maryland is a compelling read. The characters are engaging, and the author develops her characters well through their responses to the dilemmas and dangers they face. I found myself wanting to read ahead to find out how the characters would fare. I especially liked Willow and enjoyed reading about her adventures and about how she started thinking beyond what she was supposed to think. There was also an air of mystery and romance that enhanced the plot.
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Linda Olney
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting read
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2014
Book was written clearly, not too many characters, so you could pick it up and continue reading, not have to go back and re-read to figure out what was happening
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