Last in a Long Line of Rebels
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When the city of Zollicoffer, Tennessee, where her family lives, announces plans to seize their one hundred seventy-five year old house through eminent domain, twelve-year-old Louise Mayhew needs to come up with a way to save it—and her ancestor's Civil War diary linking the house to the Underground Railroad, as well as a hidden treasure, seem to offer her family the best chance of saving their home.
Lou and her best friend, Benzer, had high hopes for an exciting summer, until she discovered the county's plan to take her house. In order to save it, she's masterminding a book heist to solve a century-old mystery of the Civil War gold her notorious great-great-grandfather stole. As Lou pieces together her family history, she discovers her ancestor may have also been a murderer and was certainly a slave owner. But Lou's grandmother, Bertie, the town historian and gossip, shows Lou that the only shame is not looking at our shameful past. So, when Lou uncovers the Civil War-era diary written by her namesake matriarch, she begins to learn what it was like to live in a state divided over the war, and that it's never too late to fight injustice.
| SKU | 120172 |
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| ISBN | 9780147512031 |
| Language | English |
| Page Count | 304 |
| Product Type | Paperback Books |
| Book Type | Middle Grade Novels |
| Primary Contributor | Last in a Long Line of Rebels |
| Age Groups | Ages 10 to 12 |
| Publisher | PRH - Penguin Random House |