Our
very
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Pat
Hughes wrote the anti-Johnny Tremain story of the Revolutionary War. This smart, shocking, and gut wrenching novel posits the experience of real 18th century teens, no more likely to be cock-eyed patriots than teens today. then, as now, teens preferred freewheeling pleasures. but POOF! their lives exploded upon attack.
so far Booklist and BCCB touched FIVE 4THS OF JULY with fairy wands, rewarding the novel with those all-important STARS!
Pat rocks hard! this is a must-read. we are looking for the Scott O'Dell Award. start buzzing.
1 comment:
Sounds interesting. Many of my teachers made history seem so dull when they talked about it, but the ones who told it like a story -- now that was fun to hear!
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