Patriots by Gregory T. Edgar

The prequel to Gregory Edgar's Gone to Meet the British The Battle of Bunker Hill, the first major battle of the Revolutionary War, is the backdrop of this story.  Three teenage boys – two Americans and one British – learn that war is not the glorious adventure they thought it would be, and that their enemies are human beings after all. “This story will interest young readers, and help them to make connections between the battle, the people, and the Cause.  The story feels authentic from the opening paragraph, and grows as the reader participates to the last page.  I was also taken by Edgar’s ability to capture the personality of several key leaders with a few firm strokes of the pen.” - Jacqueline Abbott, book critic, Yankee Post, Connecticut Council for Social Studies “Patriots definitely brought the battle to life for me.  When reading how the boys felt while waiting for the British to come closer, I felt I was there with them.  Should be required reading.” - Kathy Mullin, Educator,