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The Keeping Room

Author Anna Myers
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$6.99 US
Penguin Young Readers | Viking Books for Young Readers
5.19"W x 7.81"H x 0.4"D  
On sale Jul 19, 1999 | 144 Pages | 9780141304687
Grades 2-5
Reading Level: Fountas & Pinnell V
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When Colonel Joseph Kershaw leaves Camden, South Carolina, to lead the American rebels in their struggle against the British, he leaves his son Joey behind as the man of the house. But what can a 13-year-old do when General Cornwallis comes into town and makes the Kershaws' home his headquarters, and begins hanging American prisoners in the family garden? Joey is determined to get revenge--even if he has to risk everything.
Anna Myers is the award-winning author of more than 15 novels for young readers. She is the recipient of four Oklahoma Book Awards for her books Red Dirt Jessie, Graveyard Girl, Assassin, and Spy. Myers was inducted into the Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame in 2013. She lives in Chandler, Oklahoma. To learn more, visit annamyersauthor.com. View titles by Anna Myers

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When Colonel Joseph Kershaw leaves Camden, South Carolina, to lead the American rebels in their struggle against the British, he leaves his son Joey behind as the man of the house. But what can a 13-year-old do when General Cornwallis comes into town and makes the Kershaws' home his headquarters, and begins hanging American prisoners in the family garden? Joey is determined to get revenge--even if he has to risk everything.

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Anna Myers is the award-winning author of more than 15 novels for young readers. She is the recipient of four Oklahoma Book Awards for her books Red Dirt Jessie, Graveyard Girl, Assassin, and Spy. Myers was inducted into the Oklahoma Writers Hall of Fame in 2013. She lives in Chandler, Oklahoma. To learn more, visit annamyersauthor.com. View titles by Anna Myers

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