League of American Traitors Contributor(s): Landis, Matthew (Author) |
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ISBN: 1510707352 ISBN-13: 9781510707351 Publisher: Sky Pony OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Thrillers & Suspense - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods - Young Adult Fiction | School & Education - Boarding School & Prep School |
Dewey: FIC |
Lexile Measure: 660 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.6" W x 8.3" (0.90 lbs) 256 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Those who don't know history are destined to repeat it. . . . When seventeen year-old Jasper is approached at the funeral of his deadbeat father by a man claiming to be an associate of his deceased parents, he's thrust into a world of secrets tied to America's history--and he's right at the heart of it. First, Jasper finds out he is the sole surviving descendant of Benedict Arnold, the most notorious traitor in American history. Then he learns that his father's death was no accident. Jasper is at the center of a war that has been going on for centuries, in which the descendants of the heroes and traitors of the American Revolution still duel to the death for the sake of their honor. His only hope to escape his dangerous fate on his eighteenth birthday? Take up the research his father was pursuing at the time of his death, to clear Arnold's name. Whisked off to a boarding school populated by other descendants of notorious American traitors, it's a race to discover the truth. But if Jasper doesn't find a way to uncover the evidence his father was hunting for, he may end up paying for the sins of his forefathers with his own life. Like a mash-up of National Treasure and Hamilton, Matthew Landis's debut spins the what-ifs of American history into a heart-pounding thriller steeped in conspiracy, clue hunting, and danger. |
Contributor Bio(s): Landis, Matthew: - Matthew Landis attempts to slay boredom where it hides in his eighth grade social studies classroom--which is sort of a lot of places, being that its history and all and his audience is middle schoolers. He lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania with his wife. League of American Traitors is his first novel. Visit him online at www.matthew-landis.com or follow him on Twitter at @AuthorLandis. |