Thomas And Birdie Summary

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Did you have any ancestors in your family who were slaves? The main characters in this book was Thomas and Birdie who were slaves and Corporal Henry Green who was in the army.. Thomas was a young, smart boy who wanted his freedom and did not want to be a slave. Birdie is Thomas little sister. She was five years old. Thomas and Birdie were black slaves who lived on a slave plantation. Corporal Henry Green was a white soldier fighting in the Civil War to end slavery. The setting took place in June 1863, on a late afternoon on Knox’s Farm in Virginia. Thomas and Birdie was hungry and he was trying to catch a squirrel for dinner. Thomas and Bird were talking and hunting for dinner and talking about their cousin Clem who was sold and escaped for freedom. Clem was like a father to them and he told them about following the North Star for freedom. Their mother died, and they didn’t know their father. Two men came to the farm wanting to take Thomas away to their farm. Thomas grabbed his sister and they ran to escaped their farm home in Virginia. They ran into the forest to follow the North Star to freedom.
They hid in the bushes because they thought slave hunters would catch them and take them back to the plantation. They …show more content…

Thomas and Birdie ran off into the woods escaping Mr Knox’s farm. They were running following the North Star for freedom. As they were following the North Star, they ran right into Rebel soldiers. Thomas saw a skunk coming towards them he picked it up and sprayed the Rebels. Thomas job was to bring cannon balls and weapons in the war. Les and Honor were the ones fighting in the war, and so was Henry. My favorite was the ending because Thomas and Birdie got their freedom and got to live in Vermont, and got taught lessons how to read. If you like read I survived books, and like wars and battles this is the

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