INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Gauthier, Gail

The Hero of Ticonderoga

(4) 4-6 When she's picked to give the coveted sixth-grade oral report on local hero Ethan Allen, maverick Tessy intentionally botches her report with crude, made-up stories. Given another chance, Tessy finds the history gets under her skin. Allen is a soulmate, another radical who refused to bow to pressure. Gauthier's occasional classroom raillery provides some life, but the story lacks focus and direction.

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