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Hello AALBC, I would like to introduce my debut picture book and to request a review. The digital ARC is available through Edelweiss. Thank you for this opportunity to share my work and for your consideration for a review. Title: Freedom at Dawn: Robert Smalls's Voyage Out of Slavery Age: 4-8 years Author: Leah Schanke Illustrator: Oboh Moses Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co. ISBN-13: 9780807524282 Publication Date: April 10, 2025 Synopsis: The true story of one man's brave plan to free his family from slavery. Lizzy Smalls is proud of her papa, Robert, for being the best boat pilot in Charleston Harbor. But the Smalls family is enslaved, and after the outbreak of the Civil War, Robert is forced to put his skills to work for the Confederates. He knows that reaching Union territory means freedom for his family; to get there, he devises a daring plan to steal a boat and sail out of the harbor under cover of night. This thrilling true story shows how one man's courage, careful planning, and calm under pressure helped him navigate the way to a new life.

Exactly! But keep in mind President Biden won Georgia's electoral votes by a little over 11,000 popular votes.

@richardmurray Yes, my book is on Edelweiss. Please let me know if this link doesn't work: https://www.edelweiss.plus/#keywordSearch&q=freedom+at+dawn&page=1 Thank you!

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How can you go "get 'em" if you've packed up, ran off, and LEFT the country??? Cynique is down in the trenches....while you're somewhere in the Bahamas at the beach staring at your cell phone and shaking your head at what's happening back in The States.....lol.

It would be helpful to know how the 36% of stay home voters breaks down between party affiliation (Democrat, Republican and Independent) and where they live. The electoral college will always determine the outcome. Not the popular vote. The Democratic party has at least 2 years to regroup the brand, groom a candidate and tweak messaging. Maybe they will motivate the 36% to vote one way or another.