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The Water Dancer
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Jenn
This book was beautifully written. I loved the aspect of the fantasy in it with Harriet Tubman and the "water dancing".

This basically tells a historical fiction story about the Underground railroad and slavery. Hiram Walker is the main protagonist in the story. Watching him grow up and seemingly to beat a lot of odds and become a better man was joy to read. He learned a lot about himself and about others during his life of being caught and then freed (so to speak).

Overall it was an enjoyable r
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