REBELLION 1776

Listeners are presented with the roiling and realistic emotions of 13-year-old Elspeth Culpepper, who finds herself in the middle of the 1776 Siege of Boston. Narrator Phoebe Strole does a masterful job presenting the characters and their difficulties--from Elspeth's Loyalist master, who is forced to leave Boston, to the various members of the family for whom she becomes a housemaid afterward. The narrative, which Elspeth tells directly to listeners, incorporates historical quotes and relatable events, such as Boston's becoming an inoculation center against a raging smallpox epidemic, at the time an unpleasant, potentially dangerous process. Strole provides voices that reflect the characters' ages, genders, and emotions in the dangerous times that provide an entrancing story about the Revolutionary War. E.J.F. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: MAY 2025]