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An exciting novel for tweens that captures the dawn of the American Revolution.

Life is tough for thirteen-year-old Nathaniel Dunn, an indentured servant in colonial Virginia. Then in a twist of luck, he meets Basil, a kind schoolmaster, and an arrangement is struck lending Nathaniel''s labor to a Williamsburg carriage maker. Basil introduces Nathaniel to music, books, and philosophies that open his mind to new attitudes about equality.

The year is 1775, and as colonists voice their rage over England''s taxation, Patrick Henry''s words give me liberty, or give me death become the sounding call for action. Should Nathaniel and Basil join the fight? What is the meaning of liberty in a country reliant on indentured servants and slaves? Nathaniel must face the puzzling choices a dawning nation lays before him.

“Filled with action, well-drawn characters, and a sympathetic understanding of many points of view.” —ALA

Give Me Liberty

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    A Paperback / softback by L. m. Elliott

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint HarperCollins
      Published 26 February 2008
      ISBN-13 9780060744236
      978-0060744236
      ISBN-10 0060744235

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      An exciting novel for tweens that captures the dawn of the American Revolution.

      Life is tough for thirteen-year-old Nathaniel Dunn, an indentured servant in colonial Virginia. Then in a twist of luck, he meets Basil, a kind schoolmaster, and an arrangement is struck lending Nathaniel''s labor to a Williamsburg carriage maker. Basil introduces Nathaniel to music, books, and philosophies that open his mind to new attitudes about equality.

      The year is 1775, and as colonists voice their rage over England''s taxation, Patrick Henry''s words give me liberty, or give me death become the sounding call for action. Should Nathaniel and Basil join the fight? What is the meaning of liberty in a country reliant on indentured servants and slaves? Nathaniel must face the puzzling choices a dawning nation lays before him.

      “Filled with action, well-drawn characters, and a sympathetic understanding of many points of view.” —ALA

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