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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kidd, Ronald.
Chasing George Washington / by Ronald Kidd ; adapted from a play by
Karen Zacarías and Deborah Wicks La Puma with the young playwrights
of Young Playwrights Theater; illustrated by Ard Hoyt.—1st ed.
p. cm.—(The Kennedy Center presents: Capital kids)
“Commissioned by the Kennedy Center and the
White House Historical Association.”
Summary: When three students, feeling out of place during a White
House tour, bump into a painting of George Washington, the president
comes to life and leads them on an insider’s tour, during which they
meet many former residents.
ISBN 978-1-4169-4858-2
ISBN 978-1-4169-9710-8 (eBook)
[1. White House (Washington, D.C.)—Fiction. 2. Washington, George,
1732–1799—Fiction. 3. Presidents—Fiction.
4. Presidents—Family—Fiction. 5. United States—History—Fiction.]
I. Zacarías, Karen. II. La Puma, Deborah Wicks. III. Hoyt, Ard, ill. IV. Title.
PZ7.K5315Ch 2009
[Fic]—dc22
2009009013