Libertie Ages 14 and up Gus's life is about one

Gus's life is about one thing—swimming

Using totemic punk rock songs on a mixtape to anchor each chapter

Kitty takes a defiant step: charging the younger Maddox with kidnapping and assault

finger-snapping walk through the neighborhood is a treat for the ears and eyes

Libertie Ages 14 and up Gus's life is about oneThe critically acclaimed and Whiting Awardwinning author of We Love You, Charlie Freeman returns with Libertie, an unforgettable story about one young Black girls attempt to find a place where she can be fully, and only, herself. Coming of age as a freeborn Black girl in Reconstruction era Brooklyn, Libertie Sampson is all too aware that her purposeful mother, a practicing physician, has a vision for their future together: Libertie is to go to medical