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School Library Journal
Reviewed on January 1, 2009
Gr 5-8 Myers's novel about Nathan Hale shows the human side of history by using fictional characters to tell a story of everyday people caught up in monumental events. The perspective switches between that of Hale, a young schoolteacher, and his student Jonah, a 12-year-old orphan taken in by Nathan's wealthy cousin, Samuel. All of New London, CT, is talking about the dumping of British tea into Boston Harbor, and the townspeople are slowly dividing themselves into loyalists and patriots. Though Mr. Samu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale's story is told here from two perspectives: Hale's own and twelve-year-old Jonah's, Hale's (fictional)...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
