Copyright, Year of the Hangman

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Published in the United States of America by Dutton Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers, 2002

Published by Speak, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2004

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HAS CATALOGED THE DUTTON EDITION AS FOLLOWS:

Blackwood, Gary L.

The year of the hangman / by Gary Blackwood.—1st ed.

p. cm.

Summary: In 1777, having been kidnapped and taken forcibly from England to the American colonies, fifteen-year-old Creighton becomes part of developments in the political unrest there that may spell defeat for the patriots and change the course of history.

1. United States—History—Revolution, 1775-1783—Juvenile fiction.

[1. United States—History—Revolution, 1775-1783—Fiction.] Title.

PZ7.B5338 Ye 2002

[Fic]—dc212002067498

Speak ISBN: 978-0-525-55581-0