Those Rebels, John & Tom by Barbara Kerley

Kerley, Barbara. Those Rebels, John & Tom. New York: Scholastic Press, 2012. 48p.

In this nonfiction picture book, readers learn how John Adams and Thomas Jefferson set aside their major differences to recognize each other's strengths and to work together for American independence. The "Author's Note" at the conclusion of the story includes facts about the complicated relationship between these two American heroes in the years following the Declaration of Independence.   

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