Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?
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Chapter Book · Ages 7–9 · 1974

Why Don't You Get a Horse, Sam Adams?

Written by Jean Fritz and Trina Schart Hyman

A rebel defies tradition and challenges authority in early America.

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48 pages· 870L
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In a world of ruffled shirts and grand horsemen, one man stands apart. Sam Adams, a plainspoken rebel, scorns the norms and challenges the King's authority. Discover how his defiance shapes a nation on the brink of revolution. Will his unconventional ways inspire change or lead to downfall?

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This lively biography, by Newbery Honor-winning author Jean Fritz, is a nice, personal look at a leader and his times. In early America, when all the men wore ruffled shirts and rode grandly on horseback, one man refused to follow suit. He was the rebel leader Sam Adams, a plainspoken gent who scorned ruffles, refused to ride a horse, and had little regard for the King.

At a glance
Format
Paperback
Pages
48
Reading age
7–9
Audience
Picture
Lexile
870L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
5.7
F&P level
~U
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
MG
AR quiz
5448
Publication
Published
September 9, 1996
First published
January 1, 1974
Publisher
Puffin Books
Edition
Language
English
Type
Chapter Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780698114166
LCCN
73088023
OCLC
45281116

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