Crossing Ebenezer Creek

Crossing Ebenezer Creek is a powerful historical fiction novel that explores the little-known tragedy of African Americans freed from slavery during Sherman's March through Georgia.

Mariah, a young slave, dreams of true love and a future worth living as she joins the march with her brother Zeke.

But even hope comes at a cost, and as they continue towards Ebenezer Creek, Mariah's dreams are as vulnerable as ever.

The novel grants dignity and depth to its characters, unflinchingly unfolding a difficult story through Bolden's gentle lyricism.

With a historically accurate and horrifying ending, Crossing Ebenezer Creek is a moving and engrossing portrayal of a little-known historical tragedy that belongs on all YA shelves.