The Night I Freed John Brown

The historic village of Harper's Ferry comes alive in this brilliant first novel--a haunting adventure in which a young boy bravely searches for answers and a place of his own.

A haunting adventure, a brilliant new author.

Young Josh knows there is something about the tall Victorian House on the Harpers Ferry Hill, the one his father grew up in, that he canat quite put his finger onaghosts he canat name, mysteries he canat solve. And his impossible father wonat give him any clues. Heas hiding something. And then thereas the famous John Brown. The one who all the tourists come to hear about. The one whose statue looms over Joshas 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 fatheraand to John Brown, too

The historic village of Harpers Ferry comes alive in this young boyas brave search for answers and a place of his own in this brilliant first novel by John Michael Cummings.