League of American Traitors
Author: Matthew Landis Genre: YA Historical
Release Date: August 8, 2017
Publisher: Sky Pony
Synopsis:
Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it...
When seventeen year-old Jasper is approached at the funeral of his deadbeat father by a man claiming to be an associate of his deceased parents, he’s thrust into a world of secrets tied to America’s history—and he’s right at the heart of it.
First, Jasper finds out he is the sole surviving descendant of Benedict Arnold, the most notorious traitor in American history. Then he learns that his father’s death was no accident. Jasper is at the center of a war that has been going on for centuries, in which the descendants of the heroes and traitors of the American Revolution still duel to the death for the sake of their honor.
His only hope to escape his dangerous fate on his eighteenth birthday? Take up the research his father was pursuing at the time of his death, to clear Arnold’s name.
Whisked off to a boarding school populated by other descendants of notorious American traitors, it’s a race to discover the truth. But if Jasper doesn’t find a way to uncover the evidence his father was hunting for, he may end up paying for the sins of his forefathers with his own life.
Like a mash-up of National Treasure and Hamilton, Matthew Landis’s debut spins the what-ifs of American history into a heart-pounding thriller steeped in conspiracy, clue hunting, and danger.
I love history, but not in the old, awful, kill-me-now-please kind of
way. My passion is convincing my students that the past is actually
hilarious, shocking, tragic, disturbing, and altogether UN-boring. While
getting my graduate degree in History at Villanova, I realized that
there was yet one more way to do this: write contemporary young adult
books laced with history to convince my students that past isn't as
awful as they think. That’s a huge reason why I wrote The Judas Society.Some other stuff: I love poetry but don’t understand it; I want Gordon Ramsay to give me a fatherly hug at some point; I tend toward the unapologetically dramatic; and (to my great shame) I didn’t read the Harry Potter series until last year. I’m also really good at covering up patent insecurities with self-deprecating humor (like this joke).
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"What are your thoughts about LEAGUE OF AMERICAN TRAITORS? Will you be adding it to your TBR?" I have generous thoughts about it, and I have added it to my TBR!
ReplyDeleteI like conspiracy stories like Fringe and Alias -- would love to read this. Added it to my wishlist.
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