The+Year+of+the+Hangman

=**The Year of the Hangman**=

Blackwood, G.

Dutton, 2002.

An alternative history of the British North American colonies, supposing that George Washington had been captured by the British and the patriot cause had lost.

Young Adult novel, 261 pp.
 * Book Type:**

YA; Lexile: 820L; SLJ: gr. 8-10; BJH: gr. 7-9
 * Reading Level:**

Fitting in at school Codes Awareness of moral issues: choosing side in the war
 * Bibliotherapy Themes & Questions:**

Creighton Brown (15 yr. old British upper class, sent to American colonies to be reformed; Benedict Arnold; George Washington; Benjamin Franklin.
 * Main Character(s):**

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 * Online Lesson Plans & Resources:**

Smith, Star E.; Jones, Trevelyn E.; Toth, Luann; Charnizon, Marlene; Grabarek, Daryl; Larkins, Jeanne. //School Library Journal//, Sep 2002, Vol. 48 Issue 9, p 219 Phelan, Carolyn. //Booklist//, 8/1/2002, Vol. 98 Issue 22, p 1945 Halstead, p 439 Amazon Bestsellers Rank**:** #135,490
 * Reviews:**

Set in the Revolutionary War era, this book includes the era and the violence of war, including many deaths. The main character, Creighton Brown, begins as a youth with addictions to alcohol and gambling. Because this a fictional work using “alternative history,” certain historical facts are altered; an author’s foreword and afterword identifies some major inventions of the work. Some readers may confuse these inventions with actual historical fact.
 * Content Advisory:**


 * Recommended by:** BJ Hampton

This is great book to use simultaneously with //Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes//. The structure and themes of the two books could be compared while also emphasizing there is always another outcome or side to every conflict. The students could draw out of a hat which novel they would be reading. Chances are, they will want to read the opposite one when the assignment is over!
 * Lesson Brainstorm:**