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Journey to Gonzales (Mr. Barrington's Mysterious Trunk)
Melodie A. Cuate
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Description for Journey to Gonzales (Mr. Barrington's Mysterious Trunk)
Hardcover. Nick is on a mission. Deeply troubled by the loss of a young friend at the Battle of San Jacinto, he wants desperately to return to the scene of the battle - to alter history. But when he furtively opens the mysterious trunk, now in Mr Barrington's attic, he is transported instead to Gonzales, Texas, in 1835. Series: Mr. Barrington's Mysterious Trunk Series. Num Pages: 174 pages, 20 b/w illustrations, 1 photo, 1 map. BIC Classification: YFC. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 188 x 134 x 18. Weight in Grams: 259.
Nick is on a mission. Deeply troubled by the loss of a young friend at the Battle of San Jacinto, he wants desperately to return to the scene of the battle - to alter history. But when he furtively opens the mysterious trunk, now in Mr. Barrington's attic, he is transported instead to Gonzales, Texas, in 1835. There he meets many historical characters, including the young Alamo defenders William King, John Gaston, and Galba Fuqua (Will, Johnny, and Galba are introduced in Book 1 of the series). Once befriended by them, Nick finds himself caught up in the excitement leading up to the Battle of Gonzales. Hannah and Jackie, knowing they must stop Nick and bring him back safely, follow by trunk in hot pursuit. After falling down a riverbank, Hannah is rescued by Lieutenant Ramirez, a member of the Alamo de Parras Company of dragoons sent to retrieve the Gonzales Come and Take It cannon. The girls are escorted to his camp, where they learn about life in the Mexican army and the tensions that are building in Texas.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Tech University Press
Condition
New
Series
Mr. Barrington's Mysterious Trunk Series
Number of Pages
174
Place of Publication
Texas, United States
ISBN
9780896726246
SKU
V9780896726246
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Ref
99-20
About Melodie A. Cuate
Melodie A. Cuate is currently working on Journey to Goliad, Book Four in the Mr. Barrington's Mysterious Trunk series. Besides writing, she conducts teacher workshops with curriculum developed specifically for the series. The recipient of the 2008 Western Heritage Award for Journey to San Jacinto as well as the 2006-07 Linden Heck Howell Outstanding Teaching of Texas History Award, Cuate lives with her husband, Tony, and daughter, Erica, in McAllen, Texas. For more information, visit www.melodiecuate.com
Reviews for Journey to Gonzales (Mr. Barrington's Mysterious Trunk)
Meticulously researched, but accessible for younger readers, Cuate's books are gaining a wide audience.
Martin Winchester, McAllen Monitor, May 2008 ""What better way to interest pre-adolescent children in Texas history than through time travel?""
Betty Wiesepape, Review of Texas Books, Spring 2008 ""Canterbury Elementary School teacher, Melodie A. Cuate has been awarded the Western Heritage Award for Juvenile Literature by the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, OK."" ""My granddaughters, ages ten and thirteen, highly recommend this book. ""I like the comparison between kids now and kids then,"" the younger one told me. The older one said, ""It's a book about Texas history in a format kids will want to read... Melodie Cuate has discovered how to make history exciting for middle readers."" ""The story will pull students along so they'll be unaware they are learning history.""
Jo An Martin, Baytown Children's Book Review, May 2008 ""An eye-opening adventure that literally makes history come alive for young readers, and is sure to whet the reader's appetite for learning more.""
James A. Cox, The Midwest Book Review April 2008 ""Journey to Gonzales,"" one in a series of ""mysteries"" for middle school students that combine history and fun.""
Darragh Doiron, The News: Port Arthur. TX """"Cuate, a fourth-grade teacher, is a popular children's author who most recently was a state-recognized award winners."" ""Earlier this month she became the seventh recipient of the annual Linden Heck Howell Outstanding Teaching of Texas History award."" ""A book that combines imagination, interesting juvenile themes and Texas state history.""
Rachel Flarity, The Monitor ""[T]he reader becomes an active part of the story instead of a bystander. The events become more than just dates in history, and the people become more than just names on the page. How can you go wrong when you are learning about history and actually enjoying it?""
Nancy Ray, Texas Ranger Dispatch, Spring 2009
Martin Winchester, McAllen Monitor, May 2008 ""What better way to interest pre-adolescent children in Texas history than through time travel?""
Betty Wiesepape, Review of Texas Books, Spring 2008 ""Canterbury Elementary School teacher, Melodie A. Cuate has been awarded the Western Heritage Award for Juvenile Literature by the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, OK."" ""My granddaughters, ages ten and thirteen, highly recommend this book. ""I like the comparison between kids now and kids then,"" the younger one told me. The older one said, ""It's a book about Texas history in a format kids will want to read... Melodie Cuate has discovered how to make history exciting for middle readers."" ""The story will pull students along so they'll be unaware they are learning history.""
Jo An Martin, Baytown Children's Book Review, May 2008 ""An eye-opening adventure that literally makes history come alive for young readers, and is sure to whet the reader's appetite for learning more.""
James A. Cox, The Midwest Book Review April 2008 ""Journey to Gonzales,"" one in a series of ""mysteries"" for middle school students that combine history and fun.""
Darragh Doiron, The News: Port Arthur. TX """"Cuate, a fourth-grade teacher, is a popular children's author who most recently was a state-recognized award winners."" ""Earlier this month she became the seventh recipient of the annual Linden Heck Howell Outstanding Teaching of Texas History award."" ""A book that combines imagination, interesting juvenile themes and Texas state history.""
Rachel Flarity, The Monitor ""[T]he reader becomes an active part of the story instead of a bystander. The events become more than just dates in history, and the people become more than just names on the page. How can you go wrong when you are learning about history and actually enjoying it?""
Nancy Ray, Texas Ranger Dispatch, Spring 2009