Location | Collection | Call Number | Status | Date Due |
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Kensington Intermediate Senior High | Realistic Fiction | F KNI | Available |
The Benjamin's Field trilogy follows a struggling, yet proud, farm family through both world wars and three generations as they learn that the people and institutions meant to sustain society often fail - with tragic results. Book Three, "Emancipation," opens as America is on the cusp of World War II. Jeremy Kyner, now a man, is barred from military service at a time when America is almost defenseless against marauding German submarines. Finally joining the newly formed Civil Air Patrol that represents the country's best hope to counter the Germans, Jeremy confronts a deadly enemy from an unexpected quarter and is offered a chance of achieving final emancipation. Benjamin's Field is a historical novel about human dignity overcoming adversity, prejudice, and hatred. Interwoven with lighter moments, this dramatic and moving novel will take the reader on a journey of inner exploration.