TITLE: Katie's Trunk
PUBLISHER: Aladdin; Reprint edition
PUBLICATION DATE: December 1,1997
GENRE: Historical Fiction
READING LEVEL: ages 5-8
BRIEF OVERVIEW: This book is a story about the American Revolution. Katie, a daughter of Loyalists, hears all about independence. When Patriots go into her home and tear it apart, she has to find a way to survive with the “enemies”.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: During the lesson of the revolutionary war, students will keep a journal. Each day something new will be learned and they have to journal their thoughts about the war in a journal.
REVIEWER’S NAME AND AFFILIATION: Laura Orf Valdosta State University