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Book Four: An Elephant Tree Christmas
With no sign of her beloved mamma's return, Rachel's been doing the work of two, trying to look after baby Jem and take care of the new house that Titan's built. Soon she's doing much more than that, having undertaken to teach the other children how to read and write. But with a hard winter coming and no indoor schoolroom, Rachel knows that her classes will soon come to an end. Even worse, some of her students may not survive another winter of bitter cold and not enough food. Rachel knows she can help the other children keep their bellies full enough. But what she doesn't count on is that someone will help keep her little school going.
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Book Three: Certificate of Freedom
Racial tensions are at a boiling point in Shelbourne, Nova Scotia, as delisted white soldiers become desperate for work. On the pretense of checking their certificates for freedom, one such soldier spirits Rachel and her mother away and sells them back into servitude. Determined to reclaim her freedom and her home, Rachel plots her escape, with the help of a most unlikely ally.
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Book Two: The Maybe House
Rachel's family has spent months living in the horrible pit house. Then, thanks to her stepfather Titan's hard work, Rachel's wish for a real home is granted. And her determination to learn to read and write also begins to bear fruit.
But will these wonderful accomplishments last? The atmosphere in Shelbourne, Nova Scotia, is an increasingly intolerant one, as white soldiers who have left the army and who are now unable to find work, begin to look with resentment at their black neighbours. Even as Rachel's life begins to improve, new and dangerous obstacles arise for her to overcome.
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Book One: A Mighty Big Imagining
Rachel has just boarded a ship that will take her and her mother from slavery in America to promised freedom in Nova Scotia, where Rachel's stepfather is waiting for them. For Rachel, the best thing about freedom is the chance to learn to read and write. But the new home that awaits them is not what they imagine. The land is barren, the weather cold and mean. Worse still, Rachel's mother is pregnant. For a brief moment, Rachel even wonders if they were better off as slaves. But she is determined not only to survive, but to make the most of her new life. How will she do it, in this strange new land?
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