The Dire Delaware Deed
Constitutional Convention Kids Mystery Series. Featuring Israel O’Glimmery
Constitutional Convention Kids Mystery Series. Featuring Israel O’Glimmery
In Philadelphia, summer, 1787 – delegates form 13 independent States are discussing a dangerous new government – in secret!
Israel O’Glimmery, indentured servant to cruel printer Cartwright, should have known better than to stop and offer to help those tow kids he didn’t know and whose family was cheated out of their land. But he grabbed the little one when the deputies form Virgina weren’t looking, ran away with him, and is risking everything [such as?]to keep the child hidden—and did the little fella mention gold?
Try to keep up with Israel, his twin sister Jordan, and their friends Betsey and Tom, as they search for a runaway child, sleuth to find a relative in town for the convention, and save a drowned girl.
What will happen if the deputies get their hands on those boys before they are reunited with their family? If Isarel can’t save them, will he end up in jail instead?
In Philadelphia, summer, 1787 – delegates from every...
(4.8/5)
I really enjoyed reading the second story of the series featuring Israel, an indentured boy in colonial Philadelphia. Israel chooses to do the right thing at great risk to himself, and what follows is a mystery adventure filled with twists and turns, and familiar characters from The Pinched Pinkney Plan. I recommend this well-researched book to youthful history buffs who have an interest in American Revolutionary times.
