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.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
George P. NicholsonF LUNBook31004000024302Fiction