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My Napoleon
By Brighton, Catherine
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-76130-106-6
- Publisher
- Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, [1997]
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 1997
Gr 3-5 My Napoleon expresses the special relationship between the legendary French General, Napoleon Bonaparte, and an English girl, Betsy Balcombe. Napoleon spent his last years as a guest in her father's home on the island of St. Helena after his defeat in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Through this story based on excerpts from her journals, readers become acquainted with the man who was once the great emperor. Betsy describes her apprehension about sharing her h...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
