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The Freedom Maze (2011)

di Delia Sherman

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Young Adult Fiction. HTML: Winner of the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy. Thirteen-year-old Sophie isn't happy about spending summer at her grandmother's old house in the Bayou. But the house has a maze Sophie can't resist exploring once she finds it has a secretive and playful inhabitant. When she makes an impulsive wish, she slips one hundred years into the past, to the year 1860. Once she makes her way, bedraggled and tanned, to what will one day be her grandmother�??s house, she is taken for a slave. Delia Sherman is the author of two middle grade novels, Changeling (selected for the Sunshine State Young Reader�??s Award Program) and The Magic Mirror of the Mermaid Queen. Her short stories for younger readers have appeared in numerous anthologies including The Faery Reel, Firebirds, Troll�??s Eye View, and A Wolf at the Door. She is also the author of a number of novels for adults. Delia lives in New York, New York, and is available to give readings, school and library visits, and teach worksh… (altro)

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The story is so dated I was surprised to see it was published in 2012. I guess I should commend the author for depicting the stereotypical southern belle lifestyle so well, but the 'helpless female' attitude began to grate on me.
Sophie has her own family troubles, and wishes she could live in another time and have adventures. Little does she know what that entails!
The plot of a white girl being mistaken for a slave might help turn readers assumptions upside down, which could be a good thing. (

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juniperSun | Apr 21, 2024 |

I made it to page 86 having almost given up a bunch of times. I'm finally calling it quits on Freedom Maze. It's a good premise and the writing is not bad, but I just found it kind of boring. (

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LibrarianDest | Jan 3, 2024 |

The most evocative historical time travel story I've read since Connie Willis's Doomsday Book, this is a heartbreaking and compassionate novel about American slavery. I liked so much about it - the evocation of a very specific time and place (1860s Louisiana), the subtle, tricky speculative elements, and the painful, honest portrayal of slavery that's still accessible to younger readers.

The Freedom Maze follows Sophie, a white girl who is sent back in time and mistaken for a slave by her own ancestors. In the wrong hands, this story could have been deeply problematic (and indeed, the tragically enslaved mixed-race girl with lily white skin was a popular, regrettable subject of antebellum American melodrama). But Sherman makes storytelling choices that deliver, in my view, a sensitive and nuanced narrative about racial identity that acknowledges the shared history (and, often, ancestry) of black and white folks.

Highly recommended for young readers and adults alike. (

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raschneid | Dec 19, 2023 |

2.5 stars. In 1960, Sophie Fairchild Martineau is dumped by her mother at her childhood home in Louisiana, Oak Cottage, with her Aunt and Grandmother. Sophie vents her resentment by clearing an overgrown maze, part of the original plantation. After wishing impulsively for an adventure, she is transported back to 1860, where Sophie is mistaken for a bastard child slave by her ancestors. She learns first hand about inequities and has an important role to play before she can return to her time. Slow and a bit too emotional for me. (

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skipstern | Jul 11, 2021 |

Children's middlegrade fiction; timetravel/historical fiction (from 1960s to 1860s slave-holding American South). Sophie, tanned and dirty from spending her summer days spent wallowing in the bayou near her grandmother's plantation, meets a mischievous creature and is magically transported back to her ancestors' time, where her darkened skin and distinctively familial features causes everyone to assume she is a mulatto slave--the illegitimate child of the man who would be something like Sophie's great-great-great-great-grand uncle, and one of his female slaves. It's not very gripping (I can bear to put it down easily) but it's kind of absorbing, and I enjoyed the nice, leisurely pace through the world Sherman had created. I stopped reading on page 93 (chapter 9) because I have too many other things to read right now. (

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The obvious comparison here is Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred. The Freedom Maze eschews discussing explicitly subjects like rape, although there are allusions to it. While Sherman makes clear that the lot of the slave is unpleasant (unending labour, harsh punishments, violent reprisal against escapees), her effectively written novel is not nearly as brutal as Butler’s. But then, it is aimed at younger readers.

aggiunto da JalenV | modificaJames Nicoll Reviews, James Davis Nicoll (Mar 23, 2023)

This book is a wonderful segue from a watered-down child’s version of history into a more genuine and realistic account of life during slavery and civil rights.

aggiunto da karenb | modificaWashington Independent Review of Books, Kelly Fiore (Jun 5, 2014)

A feisty heroine, mystical creature, and time travel, masterfully combined with a rich historical context and deep social and political statements, create a compelling story that will stay with listeners.

aggiunto da karenb | modificaSchool Library Journal, Lisa Hubler (Jan 8, 2013)

(Starred review) Multilayered, compassionate and thought-provoking, a timely read on the sesquicentennial of America’s Civil War

aggiunto da karenb | modificaKirkus Reviews (Oct 1, 2011)

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Nome dell'autore	Ruolo	Tipo di autore	Opera?	Stato
Delia Sherman	—	autore primario	tutte le edizioni	calcolato
Jennings, Kathleen	Immagine di copertina	autore secondario	alcune edizioni	confermato
Miles, Robin	Narratore	autore secondario	alcune edizioni	confermato
Tamaccio, Lawrence	Author photo	autore secondario	alcune edizioni	confermato

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Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction (Finalista – 2011)

Audie Award (Finalista – Children's Titles - Ages 8-12 – 2013)

Mythopoeic Awards (Vincitore – Letteratura per bambini – 2012)

Otherwise Award (Honor List – 2011)

Prometheus Award (Vincitore – Romanzo – 2012)

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Best Fiction for Young Adults (Selection – 2013)

Booklist Editors' Choice: Youth Audio (2013)

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Young Adult Fiction. HTML:

Winner of the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Thirteen-year-old Sophie isn't happy about spending summer at her grandmother's old house in the Bayou. But the house has a maze Sophie can't resist exploring once she finds it has a secretive and playful inhabitant. When she makes an impulsive wish, she slips one hundred years into the past, to the year 1860. Once she makes her way, bedraggled and tanned, to what will one day be her grandmother�??s house, she is taken for a slave.

Delia Sherman is the author of two middle grade novels, Changeling (selected for the Sunshine State Young Reader�??s Award Program) and The Magic Mirror of the Mermaid Queen. Her short stories for younger readers have appeared in numerous anthologies including The Faery Reel, Firebirds, Troll�??s Eye View, and A Wolf at the Door. She is also the author of a number of novels for adults. Delia lives in New York, New York, and is available to give readings, school and library visits, and teach worksh

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