Give Me Liberty

An exciting novel for tweens that captures the dawn of the American Revolution. Life is tough for thirteen-year-old Nathaniel Dunn, an indentured servant in colonial Virginia. Then in a twist of luck, he meets Basil, a kind schoolmaster, and an arrangement is struck lending Nathaniel''s labor to a Williamsburg carriage maker. Basil introduces Nathaniel to music, books, and philosophies that open his mind to new attitudes about equality. The year is 1775, and as colonists voice their rage over England''s taxation, Patrick Henry''s words " give me liberty, or give me death " become the sounding call for action. Should Nathaniel and Basil join the fight? What is the meaning of "liberty" in a country reliant on indentured servants and slaves? Nathaniel must face the puzzling choices a dawning nation lays before him. "Filled with action, well-drawn characters, and a sympathetic understanding of many points of view." --ALA Booklist

A propos de l'auteur

L. M. Elliott is the New York Times bestselling author of Da Vinci’s Tiger; Under a War-Torn Sky; A Troubled Peace; Across a War-Tossed Sea; Annie, Between the States; Give Me Liberty; Flying South; and Hamilton and Peggy! She lives in Virginia with her family. You can visit her online at lmelliott.com.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: L M Elliott, L. M. Elliott, L. M./ Elliott Elliott, Laura Malone Elliott, Elliott L. M.
• Edition: Tegen, Katherine
• Langues: Anglais
• Recommandation d'âge: 8 à 12 ans
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 26.02.2008
• EAN: 9780060744236
• ISBN: 978-0-06-074423-6
• Pages: 384
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 194 mm x 20 mm
• Catégories: Livres pour enfants et adolescents; Children’s / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Friendship, JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / United States / 20th Century, JUVENILE FICTION: Biographical / United States, JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / United States / 19th Century, JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / Military & Wars, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Strangers, JUVENILE FICTION: War & Military, JUVENILE FICTION: Historical / United States / 21st Century