{"product_id":"bens-revolution-benjamin-russell-and-the-battle-of-bunker-hill-9780399166747","title":"Ben's Revolution: Benjamin Russell and the Battle of Bunker Hill","description":"History comes alive in this gripping account of a young boy caught up in the start of the Revolutionary War. Based on an episode in National Book Award-winning author Nathaniel Philbrick's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eBunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution, \u003c\/i\u003e this engrossing story allows readers to experience history from a child's perspective, and Wendell Minor's stunning paintings will transport readers back to the early days of the Revolutionary War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Benjamin Russell is in school on the morning of April 19th, 1775, when his teacher announces, \"The war's begun, and you may run \" Ben knew this day was coming; after all, tensions had been mounting between the colonists and the British troops ever since the Boston Tea Party. And now they have finally reached the breaking point. Ben and his friends excitedly rush out of their classroom to bear witness, and follow the throngs of redcoats marching out of Boston toward Concord. Much to Ben's surprise, Boston is sealed off later that day--leaving the boys stuck outside the city, in the middle of a war, with no way to reach their families. But Ben isn't worried--he's eager to help the Patriots  He soon becomes a clerk to the jovial Israel Putnam, a general in the provincial army. For months he watches the militia grow into an organized army, and when the Battle of Bunker Hill erupts, Ben is awed by the bravery of the Patriots, although saddened by the toll war takes. He later goes on to become an apprentice at a Revolutionary newspaper, and it's a happy day when they get to report on the signing of the Declaration of Independence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for\u003ci\u003e \u003ci\u003eBunker Hill: A City, A Siege, A Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Philbrick guides us beautifully through Revolutionary Boston, with the Battle of Bunker Hill as his story's grand climax.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Masterly narrative . . . Philbrick tells the complex story superbly . . . gripping book.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"A masterpiece of narrative and perspective. . . . This is not only . . . the greatest American story. It is also \u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e American story.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"You will delight in the story and the multitude of details Philbrick offers up.\"--\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Paulsen Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399166747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 7.20w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2017 pg. 123\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2017 pg. 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2017 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/20\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHornbook Guide to Children\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2017 pg. 245 - Recommended, Satisfactory\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e193336 \/ Ben's Revolution: Benjamin Russell and the Battle of Bunker Hill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.4 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 1\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Nathaniel Philbrick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43291126923445,"sku":"9780399166747","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_df6f4d0d-19d4-4620-9b1f-be7d5838b2e7.jpg?v=1700540333","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/bens-revolution-benjamin-russell-and-the-battle-of-bunker-hill-9780399166747","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}