The Red Dog: A Tale of the Carolina Frontier

It is 1764 in the North Carolina Piedmont. Thirteen year-old Lizzy worries for her younger brother. They are orphans, separated by apprenticeships to different masters. In her new location, she faces hard work, a lower social status, and changes in her body that puzzle and confuse her. While she works in her master's Red Dog Tavern, she learns of grievances that will explode soon in the Regulator Movement. As a white girl, she is curious about slavery, which is not yet secure in the Piedmon...