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Book SynopsisNick is on a mission. Deeply troubled by the loss of a young friend at the Battle of San Jacinto, he wants desperately to return to the scene of the battle - to alter history. But when he furtively opens the mysterious trunk, now in Mr Barrington's attic, he is transported instead to Gonzales, Texas, in 1835.
Trade ReviewMeticulously researched, but accessible for younger readers, Cuate's books are gaining a wide audience. --Martin Winchester, McAllen Monitor, May 2008 ""What better way to interest pre-adolescent children in Texas history than through time travel?"" --Betty Wiesepape, Review of Texas Books, Spring 2008 ""Canterbury Elementary School teacher, Melodie A. Cuate has been awarded the Western Heritage Award for Juvenile Literature by the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, OK."" ""My granddaughters, ages ten and thirteen, highly recommend this book. ""I like the comparison between kids now and kids then,"" the younger one told me. The older one said, ""It's a book about Texas history in a format kids will want to read... Melodie Cuate has discovered how to make history exciting for middle readers."" ""The story will pull students along so they'll be unaware they are learning history."" --Jo An Martin, Baytown Children's Book Review, May 2008 ""An eye-opening adventure that literally makes history come alive for young readers, and is sure to whet the reader's appetite for learning more."" --James A. Cox, The Midwest Book Review April 2008 ""Journey to Gonzales,"" one in a series of ""mysteries"" for middle school students that combine history and fun."" --Darragh Doiron, The News: Port Arthur. TX """"Cuate, a fourth-grade teacher, is a popular children's author who most recently was a state-recognized award winners."" ""Earlier this month she became the seventh recipient of the annual Linden Heck Howell Outstanding Teaching of Texas History award."" ""A book that combines imagination, interesting juvenile themes and Texas state history."" --Rachel Flarity, The Monitor ""[T]he reader becomes an active part of the story instead of a bystander. The events become more than just dates in history, and the people become more than just names on the page. How can you go wrong when you are learning about history and actually enjoying it?""--Nancy Ray, Texas Ranger Dispatch, Spring 2009
Table of ContentsBook Three, Mr. Barrington's Mysterious Trunk Series
