Friends of Liberty
Friends of Liberty
Beatrice Gormley
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Product Info
ISBN: 9780802854186
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: 8/1/13
Binding: Paperback
Age Range: -14
Grade Range: 04-09
Series: ,
Pages:
Language: English
BISAC: Juvenile Fiction, Historical, United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods, Social Themes, Friendship, and Values & Virtues
Related Subjects: Best friends, Friendship, Loyalty, Social classes, Families, Massachusetts, Revolution, 1775-1783, Family life, History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, United States, and Boston (Mass.)
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A shoemaker's daughter is torn between the Patriots and her best friend, daughter of a wealthy Loyalist, in 1773 Boston.
It's 1773, and Boston is in political turmoil. As tension rises between England and the colonies, lines are being drawn between the Loyalists and the Patriots. And Sally Gifford, a shoemaker's daughter, finds herself on the opposite side from her best friend Kitty Lawton, the daughter of a wealthy merchant.
Sally is torn between her cherished friendship and her loyalties to her own family and community in their fight for freedom. As the conflict continues to grow more charged in the weeks leading up to the Boston Tea Party, Sally finds within herself a bravery she didn't know she had, and ultimately takes a stand for what she comes to find is most important.A historical novel for middle grade readers from author Beatrice Gormley.