George Washington's Socks

Title: George Washington's Socks

Author: Elvira Woodruff

Summary: Matt and his friends are starting an adventure club. Their first overnight camp out is dedicated to a discussion of George Washington and the crossing of the Delaware. However, simply talking about adventures while sitting in someone's backyard isn’t all that exciting. So the kids decide to take a night hike around Lake Levart. Little did they know that the rowboat they found around the lake's edge would transport them through time and space to the icy Deleware and the dangers of the Revolutionary War.

Recommendation: Yes. Quite often we glamorize great battles and historical events. When, in reality, they are filled with danger and hardships. This book did a wonderful job of detailing how hard life was for the colonists and soldiers during the war and helped us to see that even the enemy wasn't all bad.

Hearts: 4