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    General, Please Burn My House: The Revolutionary War Story of Rebecca Motte
    General, Please Burn My House: The Revolutionary War Story of Rebecca Motte
    General, Please Burn My House: The Revolutionary War Story of Rebecca Motte
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    General, Please Burn My House: The Revolutionary War Story of Rebecca Motte

    By Caitlind L. Alexander

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    Rebecca Motte sat down to supper with her three grown up daughters and her niece. They lived alone in the large plantation house in South Carolina. It was January, 1781 and the Revolutionary war had been going on for four long years.
    Suddenly there was a pounding at the door.
    "Open up in the name of the King!" came the order.
    One of the girls gasped. The house slaves stopped serving the supper.
    Everyone was scared. The Motte family had given the American army rice, beef, pork and corn. In fact, Rebecca's husband, Jacob, had been killed in the early days of the Revolutionary War. Were the British here to punish them?
    Rebecca took a deep breath. Slowly she stood up.
    "Open up!" came the order again. There was more pounding at the door. "Open up or we'll break the door down."

    Find out how the patriot Rebecca Motte handled it when the British moved into her house.

    Ages 7 and up.
    Reading level 2.7

    LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLearningIsland.com
    Release dateJun 30, 2014
    ISBN9781310656279
    General, Please Burn My House: The Revolutionary War Story of Rebecca Motte
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    Caitlind L. Alexander

    Caitlind Alexander is the author of over 60 books for children, including the Jamie and Kendall Broderick Mystery series, the 14 Fun Facts and 101 Fun Facts series, the Wonderful World of Animals Series, and the Miss Jones series.She lives in California where she loves to visit historic places and learn about new things. She also loves to travel and has been all over the world.

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    • 5/5
      Another excellent American Revolutionary story.
      It just goes to show that sometimes there are things that are more important than fighting.
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      This story didn't end up where I thought it was going. Instead, it was a surprise and a beautiful gesture from both sides.
      A lesson for today.

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