Ben Franklin's War

by Stephen Eaton Hume

After his "wonderful airship" crashes near St. Francis of Assisi's Home for Foundlings in Quebec City, Ben Franklin is thrown slightly off course in his carefully laid plan to coax Canada into joining the Americans in their fight against England's rule.

A motley crew of orphans hides the famous inventor from the British Redcoats during the American War of Independence. One of these orphans, 16-year-old Michael Flynn, is deaf and was abandoned...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550026380
• ISBN13: 9781550026382
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7