Scars of Independence

Scars of IndependenceBy: Holger Hoock A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE A magisterial new work that rewrites the story of America's founding The American Revolution is often portrayed as an orderly, restrained rebellion, with brave patriots defending their noble ideals against an oppressive empire. Its a stirring narrative, and one the founders did their best to encourage after the war. But as historian Holger Hoock shows in this deeply researched and elegantly

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Louisa finds a heady emotional satisfaction beneath the humiliation that Gordon inflicts

She's never even been on a romantic weekend away—to anywhere—before

By: Judyann Ackerman Grant | Illustrator:  Sue Truesdell | Series: My First I Can Read An ALA Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book

Jake’s life takes a detour he never fathomed

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Sam Graham-Felsen’s debut is a wildly original take on the American dream

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At once a deeply personal and searching history of one woman’s reading life

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