An acclaimed author gives young readers a new perspective on the American Revolution in this thoughtful picture book.
But what could one little girl do about it?.
It wasn\'t right for people to treat one another this way.
At first Katie obeyed, but as she crouched in the underbrush she got mad and ran back to defend her home.
Then one day it happened--the rebels came Katie\'s father told the family to hide in the woods.
All around Katie, men were arming themselves for war.
Neighbors didn\'t speak to each other anymore, and someone even hissed Tory at her.
Katie could feel it in the air--something was wrong.
Based on a true incident that happened to one of the author\'s ancestors, Katie\'s Trunk gives an unusual and arresting glimpse of the beginnings of the American Revolution.
Full color.
Then one day, when Patriot neighbors ransack her home, Katie finds that her very survival rests in the hands of the enemies.
Katie, a child of Loyalists, is frightened by all the talk of independence that is igniting passions in her New England town.
An acclaimed author gives young readers a new perspective on the American Revolution in this thoughtful picture book
