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I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 (2017)

by Lauren Tarshis

Series: I Survived (15)

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The battlefield was soaked in blood. Screams of injured soldiers rang through the air. Eleven-year-old Nathaniel Knox knelt behind a rock, his gun clutched in his shaking hands. Nate had been heading to New York City to find his father. But now he was trapped in a terrible gunfight between American and British troops. -- But King George was like a snake with America gripped in his fangs - and he didn't want to let go. So now it was war - brutal, bloody war. And America was being crushed by the mighty British army. Thousands of American troops were either dead or dying in filthy British prison ships. General George Washington's army was in tatters. All Nate wanted was to find his father ... and to get out of here alive.… (more)
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I love this book I mean I made it lol, but be my guest to read it but you dont have to but I do recomend to because it will show you on how the people work on thing back in the day and how people that had to get stuff done.
  Sparks. | Nov 1, 2022 |
Independent Reading Level: Grades 4-5 ( )
  Koryn | May 6, 2022 |
This book series contains some great historical fiction novels for kids. Each book features a child's fictionalized eye-witness account of a disaster or major historical event, mixing fact with fiction to bring history alive for middle-grade kids. This particular story is told from the perspective of 11-year old Nathaniel Knox from New York. He runs away from the home of his Uncle, intending to join the crew of a ship and go to sea. He ends up in the middle of a Revolutionary War battle instead. His struggle for survival amid the cannons and gunfire brings the Battle of Brooklyn alive! I really like this series, as do my students. The stories are packed with action, so even reluctant readers will enjoy reading them. ( )
  mcnamea | Feb 16, 2022 |
This series is historical fiction for kids. Each book features a child's fictionalized eye-witness account of a disaster or major historical event. From ancient history like the destruction of Pompeii to more recent events like the Joplin, MO tornado, the series mixes fact with fiction to bring history alive for middle-grade kids. There are 17 books in the series so far.

I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 is told from the perspective of 11-year old Nathaniel Knox from New York. Nathaniel runs away from the home of his Uncle, taking the blame for an injury to his uncle that a slave's child caused by accident. Nathaniel intends to join the crew of a ship and go to sea. He ends up in the middle of a Revolutionary War battle instead. His struggle for survival amid the cannons and gunfire brings the Battle of Brooklyn alive!

I really like this series. The mix of historical fact and a fictionalized story involving a child eye-witness really bring the events to life. The stories have a lot of action, so even reluctant readers will enjoy this series.

I listened to the audio version of this story. Narrated by Holter Graham the book is about 2 hours long. Graham reads at a nice pace with good inflection. I have hearing loss, but was easily able to understand his narration.

I Survived the American Revolution is the 15th book in this series. A new addition to the series, I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, will be published in September 2018. ( )
  JuliW | Nov 22, 2020 |
Nathaniel Fox finds himself trapped between opposing armies with a battle-eye view of the Revolutionary War. The plot contains references to war violence and child abuse. Book #15
  brudder | Jun 15, 2020 |
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To Stefanie I. Dreyfuss, my friend
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Nathaniel Fox was too young o be fighting in the Revolutionary War.
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The battlefield was soaked in blood. Screams of injured soldiers rang through the air. Eleven-year-old Nathaniel Knox knelt behind a rock, his gun clutched in his shaking hands. Nate had been heading to New York City to find his father. But now he was trapped in a terrible gunfight between American and British troops. -- But King George was like a snake with America gripped in his fangs - and he didn't want to let go. So now it was war - brutal, bloody war. And America was being crushed by the mighty British army. Thousands of American troops were either dead or dying in filthy British prison ships. General George Washington's army was in tatters. All Nate wanted was to find his father ... and to get out of here alive.

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