#SAVING DR. WARREN -BOOK TOUR and GIVEAWAY
In partnership with The Awareness Tour hosted by The Children’s Book Review and Jeffrey J. McKenna
TRAVERSING TIME
Saving Dr. Warren… A True Patriot
Written by Jeffery J. McKenna
ABOUT THE BOOK
Saving Dr. Warren … A True Patriot
Written by Jeffery McKenna
Publisher’s Synopsis: Patriotism Prevailed in…
✯ The American Revolution
✯ WWII
✯ 9-11
What About Today?
How do we share Patriotism with America’s Future?
The novel Saving Dr. Warren… A True Patriot answers that question through the eyes of a 14 year old boy.
Steve O’Dell loves to write and does it well. But as an eighth-grade student at Needham Middle School, his talent sometimes seems more an embarrassment than a blessing.
Then, on Veterans Day 2001, Steve’s award-winning essay propels him into an adventure twisting through Revolutionary battles and bloodshed. Thanks to the bizarre bequest of a manuscript and a musket ball from a long-lost family war hero, Steve’s journey with the Revolutionary War hero Dr. Joseph Warren begins.
A time-traveling talisman missing from the archives of one of Boston’s oldest historical societies takes Steve through portals of history, where he walks side by side with a real Boston patriot. He makes house calls with Dr. Warren on March 5, 1770, and stumbles onto the bloodstained streets of the Boston Massacre. From the killings of March 5 to boarding tea ships in 1773, Steve’s history book explodes to life as he helps Dr. Warren and forges a friendship with Boston’s True Patriot. Steve watches Dr. Warren launch Paul Revere on his midnight ride, and he helps Dr. Warren dodge British musket balls in the first battles of the War for Independence. With each adventure, Steve tastes the light that ignites The Revolution.
Steve will eventually convince others that the Revolutionary relic he was given really does open portals through time, but he faces his most difficult quest alone—saving Dr. Warren from the onslaught at Bunker Hill. Can he do it? And if he fails, will he ever return to this century?
Saving Dr. Warren…A True Patriot rips through the pages of history. From the Revolutionary War to the vanishing veterans of World War II, to the ashes of September 11, 2001, Saving Dr. Warren demonstrates to both old and young that patriotism, standing like an old oak tree on a grandfather’s farm, has and will endure.
Ages 11-15 | 366 Pages | Publisher: Jeffery J. McKenna | ISBN-13: 978-0999901205
PURCHASE LINK
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3mXKR1x
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jeff Mckenna resides in a peaceful Southern Utah town amidst the red rocks that make up National Parks like Zion and Arches. He loves mountain biking over the brightly colored sandstone that surrounds him, as well as new trails he finds when he goes on cross-country RV trips with his wife. Along with reading entertaining historical fiction novels, Jeff believes a great way to learn to love America is by exploring her beautiful landscape and visiting cities and states from sea to shining sea.
Jeff’s love for his country is what has fostered his love for writing. Uncovering America’s history can be messy, but Jeff dives in with both hands to uncover what lies hidden in our nation’s past. He loves to reveal forgotten heroes and help them come alive for young Americans as they race through the pages of his historical fiction novel, Saving Dr. Warren… “A True Patriot.”
Jeff would love to hear about the American heroes you’ve discovered as you’ve dived into history!
For more information, visit https://www.jefferyjmckenna.com/
My Book Review:
As a historian and educator, I applaud the author’s mission to teach young people history while making their journey an entertaining one. I try to do the same with my nonfiction history series.
McKenna pens a novel of historical fiction in which the reader embarks on a time travel adventure. One learns about 9-11, World War II, and the American Revolution. In Part One, readers meet Steve O’Dell, the protagonist. When his eighth-grade teacher announces a Veterans Day essay contest, Steve’s only interest is winning the $500 prize. He gets his best friend Grace to brainstorm with him for ideas, but he decides to pitch the piece only to what he thinks the judges want to hear. When Steve wins the contest, he gets annoyed about the publicity it engenders.
Then Steve discovers an uncle who was a World War II hero. He has been given a manuscript and a musket ball that will allow him to travel back in time to the American Revolution. He walks alongside Dr. Joseph Warren. Steve will find himself at The Boston Massacre and The Boston Tea Party, watch Dr. Warren dispatch Paul Revere, and dodge the musket balls at The Battle of Bunker Hill. Will Steve survive the carnage and find a way to return to the twenty-first century?
This exciting adventure packs lots of historical knowledge inside a compelling middle-grade adventure that will be enjoyed by adult readers as well.
GIVEAWAY
Click on the link below to enter
http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/3d5cb282198/
One (1) grand prize winner receives:
- A copy of Saving Dr. Warren … “A True Patriot,” autographed by Jeffery McKenna
- An original 1700’s musket ball
Two (2) winners receive:
- A copy of Saving Dr. Warren … “A True Patriot,” autographed by Jeffery McKenna
The giveaway begins December 10, 2020, at 12:01 A.M. MT and ends January 10, 2020, at 11:59 P.M. MT.
TOUR SCHEDULE
| Dec 10 | The Children’s Book Review | https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com/ | Book Review |
| Dec 11 | Lisa’s Reading | https://lisasreading.com | Interview |
| Dec 12 | Life Is What It’s Called | www.lifeiswhatitscalled.blogspot.com | Interview |
| Dec 14 | Life Is What It’s Called | www.lifeiswhatitscalled.blogspot.com | Book Review |
| Dec 15 | Confessions of a Book Addict | http://www.confessionsofabookaddict.com | Book Giveaway |
| Dec 16 | Barbara Ann Mojica’s Blog | https://bamauthor.me | Book Review |
| Dec 17 | icefairy’s Treasure Chest | http://icefairystreasurechest.blogspot.com/ | Book Review |
| Dec 18 | The Lovely Books | https://thelovelybooksbookblog.blogspot.com/ | Interview |
| Dec 21 | Tales of A Wanna-Be SuperHero Mom | http://wannabesuperheromom.blogspot.com/ | Book Giveaway |
| Dec 22 | J.R.s Book Reviews | https://jrsbookreviews.wordpress.com/ | Book Review |
| Dec 23 | Fairview Elementary School (Library) | https://fveslibrary.blogspot.com/ | Book Review |
| Dec 28 | Library Lady’s Kid Lit | https://janemouttet.wordpress.com/ | Book Review |
December 16, 2020
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