| Lorenzo and the Turncoat Contributor(s): Guzman, Lila (Author), Guzman, Rick (Author) |
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ISBN: 1558854711 ISBN-13: 9781558854710 Publisher: Arte Publico Press OUR PRICE: $8.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2006 Annotation: In Lorenzo Bannister's latest adventure, he is living in New Orleans and working as a medical doctor. Between his promising medical practice and his love for his fiancee Eugenie, Lorenzo is finally happy and at peace after working for the Continental Army. But his happiness is short lived. A hurricane sweeps through New Orleans two days before Lorenzo and Eugenie's wedding, leaving the town severely damaged and Eugenie missin. Frantic with fear and worry, Lorenzo searches the floode, demolished city for his fiancee. It is Lorenzo's friend and mentor, Colonel De Galvez, who must tell Lorenzo the shocking news: Eugenie has been seen in Baton Rouge in the company of a British man. Lorenzo is determined to find answers to puzzling questions about Eugenie's disappearance from New Orleans. Facing the possiblity that she may be a traitor to the Spanish cause, Lorenzo joins the Spanish Army and makes his way to Baton Rouge along with the troops Colonel De Galvez has assembled to attack the British. Once again, Lorenzo finds himself on a dangerous mission, this time in desperate pursuit of his fiancee while waging war on the Redcoats. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Military & Wars |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005057417 |
| Lexile Measure: 630 |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.64" W x 8.48" (0.56 lbs) 183 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Louisiana - Locality - New Orleans, Louisiana - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Locality - Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Cultural Region - Deep South - Cultural Region - Mid-South - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Lorenzo Bannister's latest adventure, he is living in New Orleans and working as a medical doctor. Between his promising medical practice and his love for his fiancee Eugenie, Lorenzo is finally happy and at peace after working for the Continental Army. But his happiness is short lived. A hurricane sweeps through New Orleans two days before Lorenzo and Eugenie's wedding, leaving the town severely damaged and Eugenie missin. Frantic with fear and worry, Lorenzo searches the floode, demolished city for his fiancee. It is Lorenzo's friend and mentor, Colonel De Galvez, who must tell Lorenzo the shocking news: Eugenie has been seen in Baton Rouge in the company of a British man. Lorenzo is determined to find answers to puzzling questions about Eugenie's disappearance from New Orleans. Facing the possiblity that she may be a traitor to the Spanish cause, Lorenzo joins the Spanish Army and makes his way to Baton Rouge along with the troops Colonel De Galvez has assembled to attack the British. Once again, Lorenzo finds himself on a dangerous mission, this time in desperate pursuit of his fiancee while waging war on the Redcoats." |