Nancy's Story, 1765
Gr. 4-6. Nancy Geddy's father is a silversmith in colonial Williamsburg. He fears economic recriminations stemming from protesting the hated Stamp Act. He also fears local boycotts if he does not go along with the popular protest position. Veteran mystery writer Nixon has penned a "history as story" tale from 12-year-old Nancy's point of view, basing it on the records of a real family. Nancy struggles with a difficult stepmother, helps the family's slave, Grace, learn to read, and looks for fun wherever she can. The emphasis is on the history, with the story bringing to life day-to-day experience as well as the complexity of pre-Revolutionary War politics. Information about Williamsburg, colonial childhood, and the Stamp Act is appended.Anne O'MalleyCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.