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11/16/13

Katie's Trunk

TITLEKatie's Trunk
AUTHOR: Ann Turner
ILLUSTRATOR: Ron Himler
PUBLISHERAladdin; 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