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Patrick Henry, the famous statesman, has a secret: He keeps his wife in the cellar. Slowly losing her mind, Sarah Henry has become a danger to herself and her children. But daughter Anne has a secret of her own: She knows which child will inherit their mother's madness. Told from the point... read more

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Summary

Or Give Me Death is a very emotional book. The time period was the 1770s, so our troops were being marshaled and Patrick Henry’s famous speech. The Revolutionary War also started. This book is about Patrick Henry’s family. It all starts when his oldest daughter finds out that her... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

First Sentence

I WAS THE FIRST ONE in the family to know when Mama started to go insane.

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  1. Ann Rinaldi (Author)
 

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