{"product_id":"the-drum-at-moores-creek-9798233316913","title":"The Drum at Moore's Creek","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Dianna Aubin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Dianna Aubin\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Dianna Aubin\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Historical - United States - Colonial \u0026amp; Revolutionary Period\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen twelve-year-old Tommy Reed is asked to serve as a drummer for the local militia, he thinks his job will be simple: keep time, follow orders, and go home again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in the winter of 1776, nothing in North Carolina is simple.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Loyalist forces march toward the coast to join the British army, Tommy and the Patriot militia hurry through swamps and back roads to reach Moore's Creek Bridge; the only crossing for miles. Hidden in fog and silence, the men prepare to stop the march before it can begin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom his place beside a quiet drum, Tommy witnesses a moment that lasts only minutes but changes everything. The brief battle at Moore's Creek Bridge will push North Carolina toward independence and show that even ordinary people; and ordinary places; can shape history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on true events, \u003cem\u003eThe Drum at Moore's Creek\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful middle-grade historical novel about courage, loyalty, and a boy who learns that sometimes the most important moments are the ones you never forget.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dianna Aubin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47594884595863,"sku":"9798233316913","price":742.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798233316913.webp?v=1774987582","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-drum-at-moores-creek-9798233316913","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}