| War Comes to Willy Freeman Contributor(s): Collier, James Lincoln (Author), Collier, Christopher (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0440495040 ISBN-13: 9780440495048 Publisher: Yearling Books OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1987 Annotation: Willy Freeman's life changes forever when she witnesses her father's death at the hands of the Redcoats and returns home to find that the British have taken her mother as a prisoner to New York City.
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes) - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 82070317 |
| Lexile Measure: 800 |
| Series: Arabus Family Saga (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.18" W x 7.62" (0.29 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Catalog Heading - Language Arts - Curriculum Strand - Language Arts |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6636 Reading Level: 4.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Willy Freeman's life changes forever when she witnesses her father's death at the hands of the Redcoats and returns home to find that the British have taken her mother as a prisoner to New York City. Willy, disguised as a boy, begins her long search for her mother and luckily finds a haven at the famous Fraunces Tavern. But even with the help of Sam Fraunces and her fellow worker, Horace, Willy knows that to be black, female, and free leaves her open to danger at every turn. What will tomorrow bring? |