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STRUGGS
****AMAZON TOP RATED COLONIAL FICTION****-----------------------------------------------------------------------------****AMAZON TOP RATED AUTHOR****John is a 13 year old boy who stumbles into the opportunity to fight for the Patriot cause. He is clumsy and has a knack for messing things up. Is John capable of helping Henry Knox bring the cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to the Boston Heights? Melba is a 15 year old girl with dazzling fencing ability, can she use her skill against British-trained soldiers? Red & Knuckles are impressed sailors stuck working as lowly ship-hands for the British navy. Can they escape to become privateers for General George Washington's secret navy? O'Neil is a former British naval officer, former pirate and one of the best ghost storytellers on the waves. Would he help a nation with no navy? These are only a few of the courageous characters in STRUGGS.STRUGGS is written for adults as well as young adults. It's a fast paced, character-driven action/adventure story. STRUGGS takes place in the year 1775. The book is a coming-of-age story for five quirky orphans ranging in age from 13 to 15 years old. By chance, these orphans meet two Irish privateers who risk everything to help them. Can these orphans and privateers work together to beat the British and save the Patriot cause?***Amazon would like to thank our newest stand-out author Brad Hecht for his generosity.*** All profits from Brad Hecht's book STRUGGS go to the following www.woundedwarriorproject.orgwww.one....
291 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 14, 2014
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August 6, 2014
Is STRUGGS behaving well?
I enjoyed Struggs immensely. The book kept getting better and better. The story got tighter and tighter until I could not put the book down. This book is a classic. Fantastic read with lots of historic relevance! I definitely enjoyed that it took place in a time of war -- and a coming of age story never truly gets bored as sometimes it takes us a little longer to reach that point than the characters in this story -- who were forced to grow up FAST!
I read all the reviews before I bought this book and they are all good reviews. They are correct that there are hidden meaning in everything BUT WHAT MOST PEOPLE MISSED WAS that the author gave every character a behavioral problem. John has a Bipolar disorder & Bulimia. Josh & Wade have Obsessive-compulsive disorder OCD. Melba is suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The study of these problems was NO accident this author nailed pre-teen behavioral problems perfectly.
OKAY, that being said: STRUGGS was a great book. The storyline was perfect. The hidden meanings were great. The behavioral problems of the pre-teen characters were clinically incredible.
The book was exciting. It is an action adventure & a coming of age novel.
I read the book twice once for the story and once for the hidden meanings. Amazing. Just amazing!
This book has to be a movie. Don't be scared of my review -- the book is that good. The only risk is not being able to put it down!
I enjoyed Struggs immensely. The book kept getting better and better. The story got tighter and tighter until I could not put the book down. This book is a classic. Fantastic read with lots of historic relevance! I definitely enjoyed that it took place in a time of war -- and a coming of age story never truly gets bored as sometimes it takes us a little longer to reach that point than the characters in this story -- who were forced to grow up FAST!
I read all the reviews before I bought this book and they are all good reviews. They are correct that there are hidden meaning in everything BUT WHAT MOST PEOPLE MISSED WAS that the author gave every character a behavioral problem. John has a Bipolar disorder & Bulimia. Josh & Wade have Obsessive-compulsive disorder OCD. Melba is suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. The study of these problems was NO accident this author nailed pre-teen behavioral problems perfectly.
OKAY, that being said: STRUGGS was a great book. The storyline was perfect. The hidden meanings were great. The behavioral problems of the pre-teen characters were clinically incredible.
The book was exciting. It is an action adventure & a coming of age novel.
I read the book twice once for the story and once for the hidden meanings. Amazing. Just amazing!
This book has to be a movie. Don't be scared of my review -- the book is that good. The only risk is not being able to put it down!
May 14, 2014
Rollicking great read. Loved the world-building and the attention-to-detail with the colonial setting.
So real, I thought I needed grog to ward off the rickets and scurvy.
So real, I thought I needed grog to ward off the rickets and scurvy.
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