Katherine Kirkpatrick

Summary: This book is about a family, among several others who became a spy against the British for George Washington. This book focuses mostly on one family that were spies for him. The back of the book in the author's note gave greater description on how the family spied on the British which made things more clear to understand. This book is very different from the other book of George Washington because the last book was very behind the scenes, where as this book was George Washington in action in the army and then president.

Personal reaction: It's an awesome way to introduce the American Revolution and how average Americans helped in the Revolution

Extension: Read a loud to my class to teach them about the war.… (more)

"Redcoats and Petticoats" by Katherine Kirkpatrick was about a family, amongst several others who became a spy against the British for George Washington. This book focuses mostly on one family that were spies for him. The back of the book in the author's note gave greater description on how the family spied on the British which made things more clear to understand. This book is very different from the other book of George Washington because the last book was very behind the scenes, where as this book was George Washington in action in the army and then president.… (more)