A review by katmullen
Crossing Day by William A. Glass

Crossing Day is a story that explores how the world would be had the confederacy gained independence and teamed up with a certain sect of Germans. In this world slavery still exists; queer, trans, and disabled people disappear along with Jews and people who oppose the confederate reign.

It’s a scary reflection of what the world could’ve been and how close it could be again. The villains of the story are the most scary because we know there’s people in this world who still think this way.

But the story does a good job of showing that even in the worst places, there is always hope and even helping just one person can make the world just a little bit better.

The main plotline follows this group of teens as they work to save their friend, who is a slave, from a terrible home, and they race up north to get out of the CSA to the USA.

The group of friends we follow come from different backgrounds, but end up on equal footing by the end of book. Those who were raised in a system that made them believe lies are able to still realise how wrong they are.

The story makes you think about just how lucky we are for the world to have changed and how hard we have to work to make sure it never returns that way. I cared about the characters, and the story shows how it only takes just one generation to spread lies and keep people uneducated, but many generations to break those untruths and start healing the world.

Thank you ireadbooktours for the copy!