<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br> After learning about the American Revolution on a family trip to Boston, Massachusetts, Judy Moody makes her own Declaration of Independence and tries to prove that she's responsible enough to have more freedoms, such as a higher allowance and her own bathroom. <p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br> <b>When a visit to Boston spurs Judy's interest in Revolutionary heroes and heroines, she's soon on a quest for more independence.</b><br><b><br></b>A visit to Boston has put our famous third-grader in a revolutionary mood. But staging a revolt in the form of a tea-throwing Boston Tub Party has her dad reading the riot act. Will a real-life crisis involving her brother, Stink, finally give Judy a chance to show her courageous quick thinking -- and prove her independence once and for all? <p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br> Fans get a history lesson delivered with humor, as Judy petitions for her own freedoms -- such as more allowance.<br>--Publishers Weekly <p/>Fans can cheer 'Huzzah! Huzzah!' for Judy as she connects history with her own story.<br>--San Francisco Chronicle <p/>Judy's petitioning for parental concessions will spark recognition in many readers, and in both McDonald's charismatic narrative and Reynolds' line drawings, the characterization of a dauntless, endearingly notional third-grader is as spot-on as ever.<br>--Booklist <p/>INDEPENDENCE is good for curricular ties to social studies units, and McDonald does a great job of transforming the concepts into familiar concerns. Read aloud or alone, this delightful book will inspire children to write their own declarations of independence.<br>--School Library Journal <p/>Illustrator Peter H. Reynolds portrays Judy's spunk, and McDonald tells a story that not only offers a fun, fictional heroine, but also admirably introduces a real female heroine from the time of the American Revolution.<br>--Connecticut Family <p/><br></br><p><b> About The Author </b></p></br></br> <b>Megan McDonald </b>is the creator of the popular and award-winning Judy Moody and Stink series. She is also the author of three Sisters Club stories, two books about Ant and Honey Bee, and many other books for children. Megan McDonald lives in California. <p/><b>Peter H. Reynolds</b> is the illustrator of the Judy Moody and Stink books and the author-illustrator of <i>The Dot, Ish, Sky Color, So Few of Me, The North Star, Rose's Garden, The Smallest Gift of Christmas, </i>and <i>Playing from the Heart</i>. Born in Canada, he now lives in Dedham, Massachusetts.
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