The Murrasons’ Barn: Escaping Slavery in Bleeding Kansas

In 1858, with the nation on the brink of civil war, the violence in Bleeding Kansas＂ festers like a raw wound, a territory torn in two over the issue of slavery.

When her family discovers an injured woman hiding in their barn, eleven-year-old Joyce Murrason must keep the secret from her best friend. Turns out Eliza Enstrom’s father is already hunting the woman with the circle S on her shoulder-a ＄100 reward for Mama Tina’s capture.