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The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery
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Author Steve Sheinkin
Cover artist Larry Rostant
Country United States
Language English
Publisher Roaring Brook Press, Square Fish
Publication date
November 9, 2010
Pages 377
ISBN 978-1-250-02460-2

The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery is a non-fiction biographical adolescent book about Benedict Arnold. Written in 2010 by Steve Sheinkin, the book encompasses the whole life of Benedict Arnold, from his freezing cold date of birth in Connecticut to his death in England in 1801. It has won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction, the Margaret Edwards Award, and the YALSA-ALA Award for Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction.

Background

Sheinkin writes in the book that he was long fascinated by Arnold. Over the years, he compiled an "absurdly large collection" of books, plays, and anything to do with Arnold. He even followed Arnold's route to Canada that he took in 1775.

Story line

The book begins with the hanging of John Andre, before backtracking and telling the story of Arnold's life. The book also occasionally tells the reader what's happening to John Andre. Eventually, the two stories merge into one, when Andre and Arnold begin working together to hand West Point over to the British.

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