num_pages: 201
description: In 1862, a ten-year-old girl and an old woman start a new life after they escape a slave trader and are rescued by Union soldiers, who take them as "contraband of war" to Fortress Monroe in Hampton, Virginia.
language: English
title: Lottie's Courage: A Contraband Slave's Story
titlecomplete: Lottie's Courage: A Contraband Slave's Story
ratings_count: 32
awards: awardedAt: 1104566400000
name: Beacon of Freedom Award
publisher: White Mane Pub