Rebellion 1776

Description: Set in 1776, this is the story of thirteen-year-old Elsbeth, who struggles to find her missing father amidst the smallpox epidemic sweeping across Boston duriing the American revolution.

Brief description: Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity. She's twice been a National Book Award finalist, for Chains and Speak; Chains also received the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. Laurie was chosen for the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award and received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2023, presented to her by the Crown Princess of Sweden. She lives in Pennsylvania, and you can follow her adventures on X @HalseAnderson or visit her at MadWomanintheForest.com.

Review Quotes: "Rebellion 1776 is a gripping novel that takes place smack in the middle of a revolution. Laurie Halse Anderson (Speak; Shout; The Seeds of America trilogy) applies her trademark humor, sensitivity, and prodigious other talents to the Revolutionary War, this time from the sharp-witted perspective of a 13-year-old white kitchen maid. [...] Elsbeth's brave though risky stands against unfairness mark her as a feminist in spirit, if not in name. Anderson's fluid and lively storytelling is on full display in Elsbeth's thrilling exploits, clever manipulations, and hilarious wordplay, which shows up in biting parenthetical asides and entertaining insults like "foggy-brained numbskull" and "Captain Fizzlefart." Rebellion 1776 brings the American Revolution to street level, shining a brilliant light on the relevance history always has for the present."--Shelf Awareness *STARRED REVIEW* "4/11/25"