| The Keeping Room Contributor(s): Myers, Anna (Author) |
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ISBN: 0141304685 ISBN-13: 9780141304687 Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1999 Annotation: Left in charge of the family when his father leaves their South Carolina home to fight in the Revolutionary War, 13-year-old Joey Kershaw finds all his resources tested when General Cornwallis comes to town and chooses the Kershaw house as his headquarters. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Mysteries, Espionage, & Detective Stories - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99025969 |
| Lexile Measure: 780 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.06" W x 7.76" (0.26 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Geographic Orientation - South Carolina |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 18553 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 5.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Colonel Joseph Kershaw leaves Camden, South Carolina, to lead the American rebels in their struggle against the British, he leaves his son Joey behind as the man of the house. But what can a 13-year-old do when General Cornwallis comes into town and makes the Kershaws' home his headquarters, and begins hanging American prisoners in the family garden? Joey is determined to get revenge--even if he has to risk everything. |