The Poughkeepsie

BIG READ

Eve of 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:

Book cover for 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:

Book cover for Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson

Rebellion 1776 by Laurie Halse Anderson

Author Laurie Halse Anderson

About Laurie Halse Anderson

Historic illustration of cut up snake saying Join or Die

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Book cover for the graphic novel Alexander Hamilton by Jonathan Hennessey

Borrow Alexander Hamilton by Jonathan Hennessey

Author Jonathan Hennesey

About Jonathan Hennessey

Children’s Read:

Book cover for Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

Borrow Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

Book covers Independent Dames by Laurie Halse Anderson

Borrow Independent Dames by Laurie Halse Anderson

Author 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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