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Time Enough for Drums

by Ann Rinaldi · 1986 · 249 pages

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Sixteen-year-old Jem and her servant struggle to keep things going at home in Trenton, New Jersey, when the family men join the war for independence from the British king.

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Genre
historical fictionromancehistorical romancewar and militarywomen’s fiction
Themes
childhoodamerican history
Setting
american revolutionUSAnew england
Mood
nostalgiaromantic
Subject
history
Audience
young adultchildrensmiddle grade
Length
medium · 249 pages

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