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ISBN:	0670012076 (ISBN13: 9780670012077)
Edition Language:	English

Five 4ths of July Hardcover | Pages: 288 pages

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Title	:	Five 4ths of July
Author	:	Pat Raccio Hughes
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 288 pages
Published	:	May 12th 2011 by Viking Books for Young Readers
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Young Adult. Military History. American Revolution. War. Childrens. Middle Grade

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On July 4th, 1777, Jake Mallory and his friends are celebrating their new nation's independence in a small coastal town in Connecticut. Fourteen-yearold Jake wants nothing more than to get out from under the strict thumb of his father and see some adventure. But he learns too late that he must be careful what he wishes for. Over the course of four more 4ths, he finds himself in increasingly adventurous circumstances-from battling the British army to barely surviving on a prison ship to finally returning home, war-torn and weary, but hopeful for his and America's future.

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I enjoyed the unique structure this author uses to relate the events of the Revolutionary War from a teenage boy's perspective. It's a "day in the life" kind of book. He grows up over the course of five years, but the author only describes the events that occur on July 4th of each year. Doing this allows the author to focus deeply on how the war effected an individual rather than rehashing the big story we already know.It begins a year after the Declaration of Independence is signed. Jake is 15

Starts off slow, but I like the way it was written with year intervals for each chapter. Great for young adults to see teen angst in the historical context of war and revolution but I have a bit of an issue of the book being taught to 5th graders when there is teenage premarital sex. High school, or at least middle school, might be a better age for this book.

This was not my favorite American Revolution story - far from it, in fact. First off, there is Jake, who is one of the least likable heroes I have ever encountered. While his father certainly treats him badly, Jake does nothing to help the Reader sympathize with him. He is lazy, surly, has a mouth almost as bad as a sailor's, and an absolute jerk to Hannah. As the story progresses, he shows little regret for his ways, making it really hard to feel happy for him when good things happen.Five 4ths

Jake lives with his family in East Haven, Connecticut. The Revolutionary War has been going on for a year now, but has done little to alter Jake's life to this point.The next year on July 4th, Jake's dad decides to enlist him in the militia. Suddenly the war seems more real, but still not completely relevant.1779 comes along and that all changes. The British attack New Haven, including East Haven and Jake and his best friend Tim are in the middle of the action. Before long they're captured and

It took me awhile to get into this book, the first fourth was only slightly interesting, but I ended up really liking it, maybe more than 3 stars, but not quite 4. A real strength was the portrayal of Rebel/Tory relations in a much more accurate way than I'm used to seeing. So often Tories are demonized as the enemy, whereas in reality, the American Revolution was a civil war, which meant that towns and families were sometimes divided and that feelings towards the enemy were intensely

I was browsing in store when I stumbled across this book, which looked right up my alley. I love the American Revolution and I haven't read much about it lately, having focused on more contemporary books. Thus I requested this from my library and dove in once it arrived.The structure is that the reader sees Jake Mallery on five consecutive Independence Days, 1777-1781. He lives in Connecticut and is a Patriot. And in the beginning, he's a brat, kind of a typical fifteen-year-old boy who's proud,