by Janet Kastner Olshewsky
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A novel for young people about the challenges of growing up Quaker in colonial Pennsylvania.
"The Snake Fence is a magnificent story of the French and Indian War in Pennsylvania. Janet Olshewsky, a teacher turned author, employs a narrative style that students of all ages will be drawn to, raising questions about the morality of war that have no easy answers. This is exactly the kind of book I would like to share with my students." — David Keller Travaskis, past president and president-elect, the Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies
"Noble Butler sits atop a metaphorical 'snake fence' as he wrestles with dilemmas in this engaging young adult novel. Those dilemmas will challenge readers who will sympathize with characters from all sides in a period of disturbing conflict between natives, settlers, and Quaker values in 1755 Pennsylvania. This novel offers adventure, romance, and a smattering of history." — Deborra Sines Pancoe, Friends Council on Education
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A novel for young people about the challenges of growing up Quaker in colonial Pennsylvania. "The Snake Fence is a magnificent story of the French and Indian War in Pennsylvania. Janet Olshewsky, a teacher turned author, employs a narrative style that students of all ages will be drawn to, raising questions about the morality of war that have no easy answers. This is exactly the kind of book I would like to share with my students." — David Keller Travaskis, past president and president-elect, the Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies
"Noble Butler sits atop a metaphorical 'snake fence' as he wrestles with dilemmas in this engaging young adult novel. Those dilemmas will challenge readers who will sympathize with characters from all sides in a period of disturbing conflict between natives, settlers, and Quaker values in 1755 Pennsylvania. This novel offers adventure, romance, and a smattering of history." — Deborra Sines Pancoe, Friends Council on Education
Purchase here