| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
223 pages : illustration, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-221). |
| Contents |
Cast of Characters -- Introduction -- Summer 1775 -- Fall 1775 Winter 1775-1776 -- Spring 1776 -- Glossary -- Source notes -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments. |
| Summary |
"It is the summer of 1775. The British occupy Boston and its busy harbor, holding residents captive and keeping a strong military foothold. The threat of smallpox looms, and the town is cut off, even from food supplies. Following the battles of Lexington and Concord, Congress unanimously elects George Washington commander in chief of the American armed forces, and he is sent to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to transform the ragtag collection of volunteer militiamen into America's first army. The war has so far been little more than a series of intermittent skirmishes, but Washington is in constant fear of attack--until he takes the offensive with results that surprise everyone, the British most of all"--Jacket flap. |
| Audience |
Middle School. |
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NP Lexile |
| Reading Level |
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 6.5 2 502763. |
| Subject |
Washington, George, 1732-1799 -- Juvenile fiction.
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| Subject(S) |
Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775 -- Juvenile fiction.
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Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Juvenile fiction.
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Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Siege, 1775-1776 -- Juvenile fiction.
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United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile fiction.
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Novels in verse.
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Historical fiction.
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| Added Title |
How General Washington kicked the British out of Boston and launched a revolution |
| ISBN |
9780763688516 (hardcover) |
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0763688517 (hardcover) |
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