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Orgill, Roxane

Siege: How General Washington Kicked the British Out of Boston and Launched a Revolution

240 pp. | Candlewick | March, 2018 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-8851-6 $17.99
(3) 4-6 In the summer of 1775, Washington arrives in Massachusetts to lead rebel forces against British troops occupying Boston. Orgill's free-verse poems span a year and feature the perspectives of ten historical figures (including Washington's "servant-slave") and one fictional boy. The extensively researched novel highlights a pivotal time in U.S. history and illuminates small moments in individual lives. Map. Bib., glos.
Reviewer: Kitty Flynn

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