Hope's Gift Cover:Hardcover or take a swing and

or take a swing and finally speak out

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arcane adventure that mixes Saturday morning cartoon thrills with supernatural chills

Perfect for fans of Fancy Nancy

Hope's Gift Cover:Hardcover or take a swing andA poignant story celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation Its 1862 and the Civil War has turned out to be a long, deadly conflict. Hopes father cant stand the waiting a minute longer and decides to join the Union army to fight for freedom. He slips away one tearful night, leaving Hope, who knows she may never see her father again, with only a conch shell for comfort. Its sound, Papa says, echoes the promised song of freedom.