The Night I Freed John Brown

In this novel for young adults, Josh knows there is something about the tall Victorian House on the Harpers Ferry Hill, the one his father grew up in, that he cant quite put his finger on. And his impossible father wont give him any clues. Hes hiding something. And then theres the famous John Brown. The one who all the tourists come to hear about. The one whose statue looms over Joshs house. Why does he seem to haunt Josh and his whole family? When the fancy Richmonds come to town and move right next door, their presence forces Josh to find the answers and stand up to the secrets of the House, to his fatherand to John Brown, too. The historic village of Harpers Ferry comes alive in this young boys brave search for answers and a place of his own in this brilliant first novel by John Michael Cummings.