Five 4ths of July by Pat Hughes
The American Revolution is underway, and fiery Jake Mallery wants freedom from tyranny - the tyranny of his strict father, that is. Jake doesn't care about fighting for liberty. To him, the pursuit of happiness is sailing the high seas, seeking adventure on a privateer. But his father insists that Jake remain at home on the Connecticut coast, tending the family's ferry and joining the local militia in case the town is attacked. Which, Jake knows, will never happen. He's destined to a life of boring chores, militia drills, and verbal sparring with Hannah, the insufferable indentured servant of his best friend Tim's family. But on July 4, 1779, Jake's world is turned upside down. The British are coming, and they mean to suppress the Patriot rebellion by any means necessary. The brutal Battle of New Haven sets off a series of horrific events that will shatter Jake's life. And only when he has lost his own freedom does he begin to understand what's at stake in this war.
Pat Raccio Hughes is an author of children's and young adult books. Her mom claims Pat taught herself to read at age 4 by perusing the obituaries in the local newspaper. Soon after that, she started writing stories and poems. Her most recent work is Five 4ths of July (Viking) a historical novel about a Connecticut boy's tumultuous life during the American Revolution. ALA/YALSA named it as one of 2014's Popular Paperbacks for teens. It was also in Booklist's Top Ten Historical Novels for Youth in 2012. Other books include The Breaker Boys (Backshore), set in 1897 Pennsylvania coal country; Guerrilla Season (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), a novel of guerrilla warfare in Civil War Missouri; Seeing the Elephant (FSG), a picture book set during the Civil War; and Open Ice (Random House), a contemporary novel about a high school hockey star forced to quit playing after his third concussion. Open Ice was an ALA/YALSA Popular Paperback in 2008. The Breaker Boys and Seeing the Elephant were National Council on Social Studies/Children's Book Council Notable Books. Guerrilla Season and Seeing the Elephant were Bank Street Best Books. Guerrilla Season was also a Junior Library Guild Selection. Pat was born and raised in Hamden, Connecticut, and now lives just outside Philadelphia. She is married with two sons.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780692385562 |
| ISBN 10 | 0692385568 |
| Title | Five 4ths of July |
| Author | Pat Hughes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Backshore Books |
| Year published | 2016-01-24 |
| Number of pages | 218 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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