Hearing the rumors of freedom from the other slaves on the plantation， young Maddie， a house slave， dreams of becoming free， and as the talk of escaping to Roanoke Island， a slave safe-haven， becomes more real， her dreams really begin to soar. Reprint.，A slave and her family find refuge on Roanoke Island， North Carolina， during the Civil War.，During the Civil War， Maddie， a young slave girl， and her family escape to freedom on Roanoke Island， where a colony of runaway slaves is forming