The notorious Benedict Arnold
Subtitle: a true story of adventure, heroism, & treachery
By: Steve Sheinkin
Edition: First Square Fish edition.
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 337
ISBN-13: 9781250024602
Copyright date: 2010
Subjects: United States; Collaborationists; Generals; United States. Continental Army; American Revolution (1775-1783) fast (OCoLC)fst01351668; American loyalists; Juvenile literature; Biography; History
Description: An introduction to the life of Benedict Arnold that highlights not only the traitorous actions that made him legendary, but also his heroic involvement in the American Revolution.
Notes: "Bonus materials inside"--cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-337) and index.

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, winner, 2012.
Table of contents: title: Clearing the woods: October 2, 1780; title: Benedict Arnold: January 14, 1741; title: Pranks and plays: 1751-1762; title: Making of a rebel: 1762-1775; title: Arnold's war: April 19-May 9, 1775; title: Across the lake: May 10-May 15, 1775; title: Trouble at Fort Ti: May 18-June 19, 1775; title: Enter Andre: June 1775; title: A risky proposition: July 1-September 18, 1775; title: To the Dead River: September 18-October 17, 1775; title: Critical and alarming: October 19-October 29, 1775; title: City on a cliff: October 29-November 8, 1775; title: Prisoner of war: September-November 1775; title: To the storming: November 8-December 30, 1775; title: Battle for Quebec: December 31, 1775; title: Blockade in the snow: January 1-February 27, 1776; title: Andre in Pennsylvania: January-July 1776; title: The last man out: May 6-July 28, 1776; title: Arnold's motley crew: August 1-October 11, 1776; title: Battle of Valcour Island: October 11, 1776; title: The revolution lives: October 12-November 2, 1776; title: Andre fights on: November 1776-April 1777; title: A question of honor: January 4-April 25, 1777; title: Exceedingly unhappy: April 25-July 11, 1777; title: Arnold rides north: July 11-August 24, 1777; title: Conquer or die: August 28-September 20, 1777; title: Bloody piece of work: September 1777; title: Beyond reconciliation: September 20-October 7, 1777; title: Fracture box: October 8, 1777-January 20, 1778; title: Peggy Shippen: November 1777-April 1778; title: Back to Philadelphia: April 1-June 19, 1778; title: Cupid's wound: June 20-September 14, 1778; title: Arnold under attack: September 25, 1778-February 28, 1779; title: Andre in New York: September 1778-April 1779; title: Delay worse than death: April 8-May 7, 1779; title: Everything at stake: May 10-May 30, 1779; title: The price of West Point: June 1779-July 1780; title: Attacking Fort Arnold: July 31-September 17, 1780; title: The floating Vulture: September 19-September 22, 1780; title: No-man's land: September 22-September 23, 1780; title: Papers of a dangerous tendency: September 23-September 25, 1780; title: A scene too shocking: September 25, 1780; title: Ready at any moment: September 26-October 2, 1780; title: The devil's reward: October 3-November 14, 1780; title: I must never return: 1780-1804; title: Source notes; title: Quotation; title: Index.