Journey to Goliad

Hannah followed Nick's gaze to gray stone walls. In the corner, the highest point on the horizon, stood a chapel with a bell tower topped with a cross. It was Presidio La Bahia. They were headed back to the fort in Goliad. On the top of the wall, seven soldiers aimed muskets toward the prairie and hills. "What did we get ourselves into this time?" Hannah murmured. When Mr. Barrington brings his trunk on a field trip to Goliad, Hannah, Jackie, and Nick find themselves back in the Texas Revolution. It's 1836, just weeks before Colonel James Fannin and General José de Urrea face off at the Battle of Coleto and Santa Anna orders the execution of all prisoners. Are Nick and his new friend Benjamin Hughes being watched by a spy? Will the girls succeed in helping Francita Alavez, the Angel of Goliad, rescue Fannin's men?

Author: Melodie A. Cuate
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 04/01/2009
Pages: 176
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 7.20h x 5.20w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780896726499

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 155455 / Journey to Goliad

Award: Spur Awards - Finalist

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 03/01/2009
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 pg. 66 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed

About the Author
Melodie A. Cuate is currently working on the next book in the Mr. Barrington s Mysterious Trunk series. Besides writing, she conducts teacher workshops with curriculum developed specifically for the series. The recipient of the 2006-2007 Linden Heck Howell Outstanding Teaching of Texas History Award, Cuate lives with her husband, Tony, and daughter, Erica, in McAllen, Texas."