Katherine Kirkpatrick
Author of Escape Across the Wide Sea
About the Author
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Works by Katherine Kirkpatrick
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- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Seattle, Washington, USA
Stony Brook, New York, USA
City Island, New York, USA
Northampton, Massachusetts, USA - Education
- Smith College
- Occupations
- writer
- Relationships
- Kirkpatrick, Sidney D. (brother)
- Agent
- Liza Voges
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Between Two Worlds by Katherine Kirkpatrick
Young Billy Bah finds herself trapped between Inuit life and complicated opportunities presented by American explorers. This suspenseful work of historical fiction unveils identity development, romance, and power relations in a space of cultural convergence. Glossary of Inuktun Words, Chronology of Real Life Events, Historical Notes.
Kennewick Man, one of the oldest and most complete human skel - etons found on the North Amer - ican continent, was discovered in 1996. An extended court case raised questions about anthropo - logical and scientific gains versus respecting Native customs.
Summary: This book is about a family, among several others who became a spy against the British for George Washington. This book focuses mostly on one family that were spies for him. The back of the book in the author's note gave greater description on how the family spied on the British which made things more clear to understand. This book is very different from the other book of George Washington because the last book was very behind the scenes, where as this book was George Washington in action in the army and then president.
Personal reaction: It's an awesome way to introduce the American Revolution and how average Americans helped in the Revolution
Extension: Read a loud to my class to teach them about the war.… (more)
Personal reaction: It's an awesome way to introduce the American Revolution and how average Americans helped in the Revolution
Extension: Read a loud to my class to teach them about the war.… (more)
"Redcoats and Petticoats" by Katherine Kirkpatrick was about a family, amongst several others who became a spy against the British for George Washington. This book focuses mostly on one family that were spies for him. The back of the book in the author's note gave greater description on how the family spied on the British which made things more clear to understand. This book is very different from the other book of George Washington because the last book was very behind the scenes, where as this book was George Washington in action in the army and then president.… (more)
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- Works
- 9
- Members
- 830
- Popularity
- #30,757
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 31
- ISBNs
- 26
- Touchstones
- 10