Status
Available
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Publication
HarperCollins (1990), Edition: 1, 64 pages
Description
During the Revolutionary War, two young sisters help a group of Boston women get coffee from a greedy merchant.
User reviews
LibraryThing member kshielee
The story of the Boston Coffee Party is a true story. The author supplies supplementary information in the back about the history of the story. This story is portrayed in a way that is easy for young children to understand. The setting of this story is during the Revolutionary War on the East
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coast. Knowing this information and knowing about the war helps the story make more sense. A reference to the Boston Tea Party is made, which helps set the historical background for this book as well. Show Less
LibraryThing member savannahmcallister
The Boston Coffee Party is about a group of women who lived during the reveolutionary war. A merchant in town was holding back goods so when he was the only one with that good he could over charge. The women got together and forced him to hand over the coffee. This story is based on an event that
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took place in the 1760's which was witnessed and recounted by Abigail Adams. I would do a study on the Revolutionary War, and use this book as a way to show other events that occured during this war. I would also use this book to show that the women also fought hard in other ways during the war. Show Less
LibraryThing member mulstad07
Age: Intermediate
Media: Water Colors
The genre of this book is Historical Fiction. It is historical fiction because the story is based on real events that happened during the Revolutionary War, but they are fictional because the characters are not real. The main characters in the story are Emma and
Media: Water Colors
The genre of this book is Historical Fiction. It is historical fiction because the story is based on real events that happened during the Revolutionary War, but they are fictional because the characters are not real. The main characters in the story are Emma and
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her sister Sarah. Throughout the book, they both gain valuable leadership skills which help them to come of age. They are both deep characters because they show growth. The setting of this book is in Boston, which is important to the story because it shows the relationship between these events and the Boston Tea Party which is a separate event. Show Less
LibraryThing member gakers16
A merchant named Thomas tries to get away with stocking up on goods so that he can sell them for extremely high prices after everyone else runs out. The colonial women decide that they have had enough of this merchants greed so they decide to have a coffee party much like their husbands' Boston Tea
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Party. Show Less
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1988
Physical description
64 p.; 8.5 inches
ISBN
0064441415 / 9780064441414