Fast, H. (2011). April morning. New York,
NY: Open Road.
The setting is April 19, 1775 and the main character is a young
boy, stretched under the demanding thumb of his father, one of the town
selectmen. When news comes that
the British are coming, the boy wants to participate, only to see his father
shot. The book follows the boy as
he grows up in a single day, working to defeat the British.
This is an excellent choice for a history or English class
since the protagonist is a teenaged boy, and all the emotions of the day are
wrapped throughout the story. The
book is a little slow to start, and the vocabulary is higher level, but the
story is definitely worth the effort.
Teens can feel the frustration of the boy as he strives to be a man,
then stumbles into terrorizing territory when the British begin shooting. I would recommend this for school, but
for personal reading as well. Fast
captured the astonishment and shock of the colonists expertly. Great reading.
Received Galley from NetGalley.com
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