Jump Ship to Freedom

Synopsis

Young Daniel Arabus and his mother are slaves in the house of Captain Ivers of Stratford, Connecticut. By law they should be free, since Daniels father fought in the Revolutionary army and earned enough in soldiers notes to buy his familys freedom. But now Daniels father is dead, and Mrs. Ivers has taken the notes from his mother. When Daniel bravely steals the notes back, a furious Captain Ivers forces him aboard a ship bound for the West Indiesand certain slavery. Even if Daniel can manage to jump ship in New York, will he be able to travel the long and dangerous road to freedom? The second book in the Arabus family saga finds young Daniel trying to retrieve the notes that ensure his and his mothers freedom, until he is forced aboard a boat and headed for certain slavery in the West Indies.