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Time Enough for Drums by Ann Rinaldi

Time Enough for Drums

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Ann Rinaldi

Random House Children's Books · Paperback · May 9, 2000

Sixteen-year-old Jem struggles to maintain the status quo at home in Trenton, New Jersey, when the family men join the war for independence.

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Who it’s for
A young woman’s longing for independence meets the upheaval of the American Revolution.
Themes
American Revolution, Freedom, Changing feelings
Genres
Colonial & Revolutionary YA, Historical YA Romance, War & Military YA

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Sixteen-year-old Jem struggles to maintain the status quo at home in Trenton, New Jersey, when the family men join the war for independence. There are signs of rebellion in the Emerson household several years before the actual American Revolution hits in 1776! Brought up in a relatively liberal household, Jemima Emerson is quite a challenge for her tutor, John Reid, who is known as a Tory with strong ties to England.

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How could Jem's parents be friends with a man who opposes American freedom? Jem longs for freedom on every level, in the home and her homeland--and John represents the forces that restrict her. Jem and her family soon find themselves fighting for freedom in whatever ways they can in the Revolutionary War. Before long, Jem discovers that there is much more to Mr. Reid than she ever imagined. Her feelings about him change when Jem realizes that John shares her love of freedom--and will risk his life to defend it.

Freedom at Home

A young woman’s longing for independence meets the upheaval of the American Revolution.

Come here for

  • A coming-of-age story shaped by family loyalties and ideas of freedom
  • Romantic tension complicated by political allegiance

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  • A Revolutionary-era setting in Trenton, New Jersey
  • A focus on Jem’s changing view of her tutor

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Colonial & Revolutionary YA100%
Historical YA Romance67%
War & Military YA58%

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Publisher categories

  • Coming of Age
  • Colonial & Revolutionary YA
  • Historical YA Romance
Authors
Ann Rinaldi
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Published
May 9, 2000
Format
Paperback
Theme
American Revolution · Freedom · Changing feelings
Reading lane
Coming of Age