The Poughkeepsie

BIG READ

Eve of the Revolution

Each year, the library chooses a book for the Big Read, which encourages the community to read, discuss, and participate in thematic events.

This year’s main title:

Rise to Rebellion by Jeff Shaara

Borrow Rise to Rebellion by Jeff Shaara

Author Jeff Shaara

About Jeff Shaara

Newspaper broadside illustration of the Boston Massacre

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Teen Reads:

Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson

Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Coming soon!

About Laurie Halse Anderson

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Alexander Hamilton by Jonathan Hennessey

Borrow Alexander Hamilton by Jonathan Hennessey

Author Jonathan Hennesey

About Jonathan Hennessey

Children’s Read:

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

Borrow Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

Independent Dames by Laurie Halse Anderson

Borrow Independent Dames by Laurie Halse Anderson

About Laurie Halse Anderson

Lithograph of a common household kitchen during the American Revolution. Shows chldren playing, while women tend to the cooking in the hearth, and a young adult churning butter in the background.

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