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149 pp.
| Boyds/Calkins |
October, 2008 |
TradeISBN 978-1-59078-560-7$16.95
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4-6
Twelve-year-old Lemuel never expected to face a British warship on his first nighttime fishing excursion. Nevertheless, he finds himself tangled in an invasion during the War of 1812. Based on true events, this entertaining and lively tale recounts how a fishing village worked together to save its captured men and negotiate a truce with the British. Bib.