The Battle for St. Michaels (I Can Read Book 4)
Grade 3-5-Nine-year-old Caroline Banning, the fastest runner  around, is the fictional protagonist of this beginning chapter  book set against a historical backdrop. During the War of 1812,  the Maryland town of St. Michaels is ill prepared to defend  itself against a British invasion. In an attempt to hold off the  siege on a stormy night, the local general suggests that the  townspeople try to trick their enemy by hanging lanterns in the  trees to draw the cannon fire away from the town. Caroline and  her friend Robert get the word out and deliver messages between  officers. McCully's resourceful heroine, action-packed plot, and  dramatic watercolor paintings make for an exciting slice of  history for competent independent readers.Jessica Snow, Boston  Public LibraryCopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.