Elementary, Middle School
Those Rebels John and Tom – Barbara Kerley
Overview
An engaging and often witty portrait of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson that shows how disagreement, collaboration, and mutual respect helped shape the American founding.
Good For
Late Elementary readers interested in the Revolutionary era and parents discussing cooperation across differences.
About the Author
Barbara Kerley’s award-winning biographies include What to Do About Alice?, The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy), and Those Rebels, John & Tom, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham, and The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins and Walt Whitman: Words for America, both illustrated by Brian Selznick. Her books are consistently praised for their lively prose, meticulous research, and artistic presentation style.
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