The hollow tree
Title
:
The hollow tree
Personal Author EPSB
:
Janet, Lunn
Summary
:
It is 1775 and Phoebe Olcott is plunged into the horrors of war when her cousin Gideon is hanged for being a British spy. When she finds the secret message he left behind, Phoebe knows she must deliver it. On a dangerous journey that bringsher face to face with rebel guns and wild animals, she is befriended first by a cat and a bear cub, and then by Jem Morrisey, a young Loyalist escaping to British Canada. Although Phoebe and Jem discover their growing attraction for one another, Phoebe's mission cannot be ignored. She must go on, alone.
Year Published
:
2001,
1997
Physical Description
:
260 p.
Edition
:
1st Seal Books edition.
Note
:
MIDDLE SCHOOL
8.00
Program Information
:
Accelerated Reader MG 5.8 9.0 42451
Awards
:
Governor General's Award for Children's Fiction, 1998.
Subject
:
United Empire Loyalists Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
Canada -- History, 1775-1783 -- Fiction.
Summary
:
It is 1775 and Phoebe Olcott is plunged into the horrors of war when her cousin Gideon is hanged for being a British spy. When she finds the secret message he left behind, Phoebe knows she must deliver it. On a dangerous journey that bringsher face to face with rebel guns and wild animals, she is befriended first by a cat and a bear cub, and then by Jem Morrisey, a young Loyalist escaping to British Canada. Although Phoebe and Jem discover their growing attraction for one another, Phoebe's mission cannot be ignored. She must go on, alone.
ISBN
:
043967007996
Publisher
:
Toronto : Random House of Canada, 2001 c1997.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| George P. Nicholson | F LUN | Book | 31004000024302 | Fiction |