Examples of Chapter Summaries:
701 - Chapter 1:
Thomas goes to the local
store after chores at the farm. The owner of the store, Mr. McCann, goes to get
supplies hidden in the back for Thomas. Two American soldiers enter the store
and Thomas hides from them. Mr. McCann comes back into the store and the
American soldiers confront him.
Mr. FitzGibbon, a grey-coated lieutenant,
enters the store and begins to threaten the American soldiers. Thomas helps
FitzGibbon knock out the soldiers and save Mr. McCann. They plan for Thomas to
go with FitzGibbon to keep him and his family safe from other soldiers who will
come looking for him and they get caught stealing the American soldier’s horse.
702 - Chapters 1&2:
Thomas
goes to the local store to get a list of items for his family. Mr. McCann goes to the back of the store to
get the hidden items. Two American
soldiers came into the store to steal things and Thomas hides behind the shelf. Mr. McCann comes back into the store and the
American soldiers confront him. A man wearing a grey coat (Mr. FitzGibbon)
rushes into the store and starts to threaten the other soldiers. Thomas grabs
an axe handle and helps save everyone. Thomas took the soldier’s shoes because
he did not have any. He would need some
when he left with FitzGibbon. The decision for Thomas to go with FitzGibbon for
safety was made. The American soldier catches Thomas stealing his horse.
FitzGibbon
and Thomas go down a road on horses. Firing his musket as a warning, FitzGibbon
is being chased by American soldiers. Then, FitzGibbon knocks some American
blue coats off their horses. They have a
fight before he rides off with Tommy on their horses. FitzGibbon taunts the new soldiers that are
following them. They lead the American soldiers the wrong way and make them
believe there is an ambush waiting for them. Together, they sneak into the
woods and they are heading towards FitzGibbon’s regiment camp.
