Freedom's Price

Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended Books
Paterson Prize for Books for Young People
Grateful American Prize – Honorable Mention
Missouri State Teachers Association Recommended Books

Dred Scott’s daughter learns what it means to pay the price for freedom in this compelling middle-grade historical fiction novel.

Eleven year old Eliza Scott has a lot to live for. Eliza and her family will soon be free. She is learning to read and write at a secret school. And she has a new friend she can share her dreams with. But when Eliza is confronted by vicious slave catchers, the spread of cholera, and a devastating fire, she is forced to come to terms with what it really takes to be on her own. Will she ever be able to fulfill her childhood dreams?

Michaela MacColl and Rosemary Nichols delve deep into the history of the Dred Scott decision and pre–Civil War America to tell Eliza Scott’s riveting coming-of-age story. Freedom’s Price is the second in the Hidden Histories series about children and little-known events in American history.

Michaela MacColl is the award-winning writer of several historical fiction novels. She is the co-author of Rory's Promise, the first in the Hidden Histories series published by Calkins Creek. She and her family live in Westport, Connecticut. Visit michaelamaccoll.com.

Rosemary Nichols's first novel was Rory's Promise with Michaela MacColl. She lives in Watervliet, New York. Visit rosemarygailnichols.com.