false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172644677m/202937.jpg 143122 4 Sixteen-year-old Jem struggles to maintain the status quo at home in Trenton, New Jersey, when the family men join the war for independence.<br><br>There are signs of rebellion in the Emerson household several years before the actual American Revolution hits in 1776! Brought up in a relatively liberal household, Jemima Emerson is quite a challenge for her tutor, John Reid, who is known as a Tory with strong ties to England. How could Jem's parents be friends with a man who opposes American freedom? Jem longs for freedom on every level, in the home and her homeland--and John represents the forces that restrict her.<br><br>Jem and her family soon find themselves fighting for freedom in whatever ways they can in the Revolutionary War. Before long, Jem discovers that there is much more to Mr. Reid than she ever imagined. Her feelings about him change when Jem realizes that John shares her love of freedom--and will risk his life to defend it. 196347 1986 Time Enough for Drums total:517|5:14|4:9|3:6|2:0|1:2| 517 2091 643 64 3 0 false false Sat Sep 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 11:14:09 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 11:23:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 15:42:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 12:17:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 11 14:00:52 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 17 18:05:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Mon Feb 16 07:00:42 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 13:54:00 -0800 2009 Why in My Top Ten: I think this is one of the best historical fictions of all time, though I'm sort of biased because I kind of grew up with this book. I first read it when I was 12 and have read it at least 25 times since then. It is a young adult novel, so the book's...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 23:49:40 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 06:02:01 -0700 2009 He was beastly and I hated him. We did geography and French and Latin and sums for four hours while Raymon...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 13 15:25:08 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 15:27:23 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Mar 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 11:08:21 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 09 11:13:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Mon Mar 24 17:44:28 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 17:44:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Mon Apr 27 16:37:41 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 16:39:48 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Dec 23 11:56:04 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 23 11:58:39 -0800 2008 173 5 0 false false Fri Dec 19 05:51:57 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 05:53:45 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 19:02:05 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 19:03:08 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Wed Oct 14 09:39:26 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 09:40:49 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Apr 09 16:29:18 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 16:30:28 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 14 15:33:08 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 19:41:04 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 15:00:19 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 11 13:56:04 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed May 06 20:51:15 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 20:51:15 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Apr 06 18:22:48 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 18:23:43 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Fri Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 19 09:04:52 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 29 13:39:10 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Mar 12 18:10:44 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 12 18:11:44 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=202937