The Giant and How He Humbugged America
Children's Literature – Jean Boreen This is a superlative look at a "humbug" that occurred in New York State in 1869 when a local farmer dug up a ten foot tall man/statue, offered the paying public an opportunity to see it, and then dealt with the backlash of the public realization that the petrified giant […]
The Crossing : How George Washington Saved the American Revolution
From the Publisher With his engaging and timeless narrative prose, two-time Newbery Honor Book author Jim Murphy tells the awe-inspiring story of George Washington's glorious fight for an independent America. It is 1776, and George Washington and his army of rebellious American colonists are emboldened by its stunning victories over the British at Lexington and […]