Year of The Hangman
Gary Blackwood
Characters
Creighton Brown
Creighton is a rebel who's luck is not on his side. He plays cards but is not very good at all.He stays out late at night and watches the people that are bad get hung and then the next day he skips school.
Charlotte brown
Charlotte Brown is Creighton's mom and she is demanding and she wants Creighton to be a gentleman.
Colonel Gower
Creighton's uncle and is very cruel and he is not nice to very many people. He wants his sister to have the best life that she can and he is going to help her have it. He knows about Creighton's dad's death and he lied to Creighton's mom about what happened.
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin meets Creighton in New Orleans. He plays cards with Creighton in his bedroom, but do not do much. Benjamin Franklin and Creighton discuss some normal topics.
Peter
Peter is on the patriot's army. He is very mean and cruel. His team captured Creighton and took him with them to there country. Peter is a very tall person but he is not much older than Creighton is.
Main Setting
The setting takes place in England and then in The colonies. The time this takes place is in 1777
Main Conflict
The main conflict is Creighton going to the colonies and fighting in the war.
Summary
Creighton Brown was told that his father died in the war. His uncle(Colonel Gower) took him to the colonies.
Creighton has to find somewhere to live so he plays a game against Ben Franklin. If Creighton wins then he can stay with Ben without work. If he loses he has to work for him to live with him. Creighton loses and has to work at Ben Franklin's print shop.
Creighton and Arnold go to a British prison to look for George Washington. When they look they find Creighton's dad. Creighton and Arnold went into the cell and they got locked in. Peter comes and saves them. When they are about to escape Creighton gets shot in the leg.
Creighton, Peter and Creighton's dad(Henry) go back to New Orleans. They get back to the print shop and put Henry in Franklin's room. Henry is very sick so they give him medicine daily. His dad gets better and lives.