Forge

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The work Forge represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Coweta Public Library System. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

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Label

Forge

Statement of responsibility

Laurie Halse Anderson

Creator

• trueAnderson, Laurie Halse

Subject

• African Americans -- Fiction
• Soldiers -- Fiction
• Soldiers -- Juvenile fiction
• trueTeenage boys
• trueTeenage slaves
• trueTeenage soldiers
• trueTeenagers and war
• trueUnited States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
• United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction
• United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile fiction
• trueUnited States, Continental Army
• Valley Forge (Pa.) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction
• Valley Forge (Pa.) -- History -- 18th century -- Juvenile fiction
• trueValley Forge, Pennsylvania -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
• true18th century -- 1701 -- 1800
• trueAfrican American teenage boys
• African Americans -- Juvenile fiction
• trueAmerican Revolution, 1775-1783
• trueFifteen-year-old boys
• trueFirst person narratives
• Freedmen -- Fiction
• Freedmen -- Juvenile fiction
• trueHistorical fiction
• truePennsylvania -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
• Pennsylvania -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction
• Pennsylvania -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile fiction
• trueRevolutionary America (1775-1783) -- 1775 -- 1783
• trueRevolutions -- United States
• trueSlavery
• Slavery -- Fiction
• Slavery -- Juvenile fiction

Genre

• trueFirst person narratives
• trueHistorical fiction
• Juvenile fiction
• Fiction

Language

eng

Summary

Separated from his friend Isabel after their daring escape from slavery, fifteen-year-old Curzon serves as a free man in the Continental Army at Valley Forge until he and Isabel are thrown together again, as slaves once more

Member of

• trueSeeds of America trilogy
• Seeds of America

Storyline

• trueCharacter-driven

Pace

• trueLeisurely paced

Tone

• trueBleak
• trueStrong sense of place

Writing style

• trueRichly detailed
• trueDescriptive
• trueWell-researched

Award

YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2011

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

[Fic]

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Intended audience

• 010 up
• 820

Intended audience source

Lexile

LC call number

PZ7.A54385

LC item number

For 2010

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile

820

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• 6
• 10

Nature of contents

bibliography

Series statement

Seeds of America

Series volume

0002

Target audience

pre adolescent