Katie's Trunk

By Ann Turner

Book Overview

Rebellious colonists have dumped a shipment of tea into Boston Harbor, and all around Katie, men are arming themselves for war. Neighbors don't speak to each other anymore and someone even hissed Tory... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0027895122
• ISBN13: 9780027895124
• Release Date: September 1992
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
• Length: 28 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 0.3" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Katie's Trunk

During the time of the Revolutionary War, Katie's family were loyalists and needed to hide when the Rebels come into their house to raid it. Katie hides in a trunk away from her family because she didn't want to leave the house. She is spotted by a Rebel who is their neighbor. Katie used to be best friends with his daughter, but now they are no longer allowed to see each other because their families disagree on England's rule over the Colonies. Katie is unsure what will happen now that she's been spotted. This book helps my seventh grade students (or any reader), clarify who are the Tories, Rebels, Loyalists, Yankees, Redcoats and Patriots. The book is based on a true story of one of the author's ancestors.