Author Description

THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN opens in Annapolis, Maryland on the eve of the American Revolution. Young readers meet the Sands family: parents John & Ann, & their 5 children; Will, 18; Nan, 15; Johnny, 12; Sarah, 7; & Joseph, 6. They were a real family & their home still stands in Annapolis. In reading about this family children learn what it was like to live during the Revolutionary War, & how the world of families like the Sands really was turned upside down. A section of thumbnail sketches of the day-to-day life of the story's main characters help youngsters to further understand how children lived during this critical time in American history. Here is a real life story of the Revolutionary War & of people, neither rich nor famous, who gave their lives & contributed in other significant ways to the cause of liberty. The book includes an extensive glossary, as well as a map & brief description of Maryland's capital city as it was in 1776.