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= The Secret of Sarah Revere = By Ann Rinaldi

Plot
This story is about Sarah Revere, the thirteen year old daughter of the famous Paul Revere. She has to cope with the family tension when her father is riding to other towns to warn them or spread news. She knew more than most about the revolution, and she was very scared of the power of the secrets she had. It starts out in Watertown then Sarah, the narrator, flashes back to Boston then returns back to Watertown at the end. She tells about all the drama and rumors in Boston and in her family. With thoughts of her step mother too involved with a family friend she didn't know what to believe. Good Summary 10/10

Character List
Sarah Revere Paul Revere Paul Revere(jr.) Rachel Grandmother Doctor Warren Debby Revere Lady Frankland Damien Amos Lincoln General Gage Margaret Gage
 * Thirteen years old. She wants to be a woman but she is still a girl in many ways.
 * Famous partiot who rode to other towns to spread news or warnings.
 * Sarah's older brother. He follows after his father in his patroitic zeal.
 * She married Paul(sr.) after his first wife died. Loving and strong. A good step mother.
 * Paul's stubborn mother. She is controlling and headstrong
 * Family friend of the Reveres. He is a young doctor. He is friendly and likes kids. He is also a patriot who helps Paul.
 * Sarah's older sister. She is kind of sassy... wants to be independent.
 * Rachel's good friend, a Tory. There is some controversy because of this, but she is a good friend.
 * Dr. Warren's slave.
 * Debby's boyfriend.
 * The respectful general of the British army.
 * Wife of the British general. Thought to be an informer about British plans.

Good connection of all the characters 25/25

Revolution Theme Connection
The story takes place during the American Revolution. Paul Revere played a big part in this. The "Rebels" wanted to be independent from England and they wanted freedom. There are many times when Paul has to do things in secret, like smuggling a printing press out of the town, to keep it safe from the British. They are in war and constantly have British soldiers wondering their streets. Paul often rides to warn others, and the British know that but they don't arrest him. The Americans would go against what the British commanded. Paul had to sneak around a lot to avoid being caught. Later, Paul does end up getting arrested. The British were always doing things like making it difficult to leave the town, setting up traps for the "Rebels" and such. These things are all similar to what it really would have been like in America during the revolution. During the Revolution the British did a lot of things to make life harder for the Americans, like the Stamp Act or the Sugar Act. These all gave the Americans little headaches. There were other examples of this in the book like: when the British forced the Americans to hand in their weapons. Also, in the book, Paul Revere lights the lanterns to warn of the coming British. This event really did take place in the American Revolution.

Analysis and Prediction
Chapter 1 Prediction: this guy doesn't seem like he's good....prying into other people's lives. Chapter 2 Prediction: I think he is going to come back again wanting to know about the shot. Chapter 3 Prediction:I think it will be good for the family to have Rachel. Chapter 4 Prediction: I think the cemetary idea will fail and it will bring up some bad things. Chapter 5 Prediction: I think Rachel will find out that Paul is involved in the revolution. I feel like she will approve but still won't like it too much. Chapter 6 Prediction:I think Rachel is more on the Tory side. Maybe she is telling her friend information. Chapter 7 Prediction:i don't think there is anything more than friendship between Dr. Warren and Rachel. Chapter 8 Prediction:I think that the British are just waiting to arrest him and that they will soon. Chapter 9 Prediction:I think Sarah will talk to them about this and that she will be mad. Chapter 10 Prediction: I think Sarah will come to her senses and make up to Warren. Chapter 11 Prediction: I think they will release Father eventually, but not without a good warning to stop his rides. Chapter 12
 * · This chapter starts out with a minister at the Reveres’ door. They knew that he wanted information about what was going on with the war. They send him away to come back later.
 * · The minister shows up again and this time they let him in and, with her dad’s permission, Sarah tell him everything… except for a few things.
 * · I think this is where she “flashes back” to the beginning and tells the story. She starts out telling about her tough family situations with her father being gone a lot and strict grandmother. Later in the chapter her dad marries Rachel.
 * · Rachel is still getting settled in with her new family after she went on a honeymoon with Paul. Later, she proposed going to the cemetery where the kid's mother and sister was buried.
 * · Rachel doesn’t know that Paul is a Son of Liberty, but she suspects it. While the she is at the graveyard with Sarah and the young kids, she questions her about it. Sarah tells her to ask Dr. Warren of it. Also the Boston Tea party took place.
 * · It was Christmas; Paul wasn’t back from his ride. The people were still excited about the tea dumping. Rachel went off to meet up with a friend. Grandmother was suspicious so she sent Sarah to spy. Her friend was a Tory, but Sarah did not tell anyone.
 * · Rachel is going to have a kid. Sarah told Debbie about the Tory. Debbie suspects that Rachel and Dr. Warren have a little something for each other. Also more British troops have come.
 * · Baby arrived, they named him Joshua. The British are planning an attack; Paul rode out to warn people. All the British soldiers know that he does this but they don’t arrest him.
 * · One night, Sarah woke up to low voices in the kitchen. She went to see who it was and she found Rachel and Dr. Warren with a "deserter", one of the British soldiers who snuck out of the army. They were giving him directions and food.
 * · Sarah knew that her father was supposed to be returning from a trip, after her didn’t come she went to look for him and wait. Paul Revere was taken prisoner by the British. Sarah got in a fight with Dr. Warren because she felt that he still treated her like a little girl when she felt that she was a woman.
 * · The anniversary for the Boston Massacre was coming up and Dr. Warren was to make the speech. All the main revolutionary leaders were all to be there and there was a fear of a trap. It was not so.
 * · Father was released and Grandmother wanted to leave town and move to a safer area but Paul didn’t want to. Sarah and Warren still had hard feelings towards each other. There were a lot of assumptions and accusations about the British. Lady Frankland comes over and Debby was rude to her because she suspects that she is spying of the British.
 * Prediction: I think that Rachel, Dr. Warren, and Lady Frankland are all up to something. Not against the revolution, but not anything too good.**

Chapter 13 Prediction:I feel like this message is another fake. It might be a trap again.
 * · One day, a boy came to the door with an urgent message of information about the British plans. They were preparing for battle. Paul was making plans with his son and another guy. Paul went to warn some towns.

Chapter 14 Prediction: The British are going to be mad at the 'Rebels' because their loss and they will strike harder. Chapter 15 Prediction:I think Dr. Warren will be arrested when he trys to leave town.
 * · Paul lit the famous lanterns at Old North Church to warn of the British. Paul (jr.) took Sarah to watch it during the night.
 * · Sarah’s father left. On the way to school, Sarah and her sisters were questioned by a British soldier about their father. After she shook him off, she learned that Dr. Warren was leaving town to avoid arrest.

Chapter 16 Prediction:I think Grandmother will die from her sickness and then the Reveres will leave Boston. Chapter 17
 * · Sarah’s grandmother is sick. Dr. Warren came to help. Sarah is mad that he is going to leave. She argued with him about it but he still left.
 * · The British made all the Americans give up their weapons. Paul (jr.) put up a fight, but he was forced to give the rifle. Father’s warning to Concord was very helpful to the patriots and it gave them enough time to prepare for the British attack.
 * Prediction: I think that they are going to escape the town and try to go where Dr. Warren and Father went. I think that Sarah will grow up more and apologize to Warren. I don’t think Father will tell Sarah who fired the first shot at Lexington. Then at the end the rumors of battle will come more to the forefront.**

Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 · They made it to Watertown. Sarah once again asked who fired the first shot at Lexington. He gave her a talk about truth, mistrust, and secrets. Then he told her with his eyes what she wanted to know. Chapter 21 · Sarah and Rachel had a talk about Warren and other secrets. Sarah accused Rachel and Lady Frankland of setting up a time for Mrs. Gage to tell Dr. Warren secrets about the British plans. Rachel advises Sarah to talk to Warren about what happen and solve the conflict.
 * · The British didn’t allow any coming or going from Boston without a special pass. Father was kept out and the rest of the family was trapped in. Sarah went to get a pass from General Gage, but she ended up getting one from an American. They prepared to leave Boston.
 * Prediction: I think the pass won't work and the British will keep the Reveres from leaving.**
 * · Paul (jr.) was going to stay in Boston to care for the house and shop. The rest of the family left for Watertown. When they were trying to leave, the British soldiers took their food and were not going to let them pass. Lady Frankland came and made him give the food back and allow safe passage.
 * Prediction:I think that the British will still make it hard for them where ever they go.**
 * Prediction:I think either Paul(sr) or Warren fired the shot. Though, I don't think that Sarah will tell any one what she know.**
 * Prediction: I think Sarah will finally make ammends with Dr. Warren.**

Chapter 22 · Dr. Warren goes off to fight in a battle. He said goodbye to Rachel, and Sarah attempted to quickly make things right between them, but it didn’t happen the way she wanted it to.
 * Prediction:I think Dr. Warren will not die and that he will come back and then Sarah will really get to talk it out with him.**

Chapter 23
 * Dr. Warren died on the battlefield. The whole family was devastated and mourned for months. Later, Rachel had two baby boys. The first one died after a month, but the other one, called Joseph Warren Revere, lived.