Join the Clarke for a presentation by Author Laurie Halse Anderson. [Clarke Historical Library] David and Eunice Sutherland Burgess Lecture Award-Winning Author Laurie Halse Anderson on Rebellion 1776 [cover of Laurie Halse Anderson's Rebellion 1776 and portrait of the author] Laurie Halse Anderson The smallpox epidemic is the focus of Rebellion 1776, Laurie Halse Anderson's compelling new middle-grade historical novel about a girl struggling to survive amid the epidemic, the public's fear of inoculation, and the seething Revolutionary War. Thirteen-year-old Elsbeth Culpepper, a kitchen maid to a judge, survives the Siege of Boston only to find herself in a dangerous situation as British troops leave the city, her Loyalist employer leaves with them, and her father goes missing, leaving her alone. While she works in the large household of Mr. Pike, a wealthy Patriot spy, Elsbeth searches the city for her father. Then smallpox reaches the family, and Elsbeth, who survived an earlier infection, must nurse them through the inoculation process. 7:00 p.m., Monday, April 13 Opperman Auditorium, Park Library A reception and book signing will follow this event in the Clarke. Clarke Speaker Series events are free of charge and open to everyone. For more information, call (989) 774-3864, email clarke@cmich.edu<https://cmichmaestro.cmich.edu/trk/click?ref=z17eiuqa67_1-403_0_0x363fx0618>, or visit clarke.cmich.edu/SpeakerSeries<https://cmichmaestro.cmich.edu/trk/click?ref=z17eiuqa67_1-403_0_0x3640x0618> SEE ALL CLARKE EVENTS<https://cmichmaestro.cmich.edu/trk/click?ref=z17eiuqa67_1-403_0_0x3641x0618> [Facebook]<https://cmichmaestro.cmich.edu/trk/click?ref=z17eiuqa67_1-403_0_0x3642x0618> [Twitter] <https://cmichmaestro.cmich.edu/trk/click?ref=z17eiuqa67_1-403_0_0x3643x0618> [Instagram] <https://cmichmaestro.cmich.edu/trk/click?ref=z17eiuqa67_1-403_0_0x3644x0618> Clarke Historical Library 250 East Preston Street Mount Pleasant, Michigan 48859 clarke@cmich.edu<https://cmichmaestro.cmich.edu/trk/click?ref=z17eiuqa67_1-403_0_0x3645x0618> | 989-774-3864<https://cmichmaestro.cmich.edu/trk/click?ref=z17eiuqa67_1-403_0_0x3646x0618> | Unsubscribe<https://cmichmaestro.cmich.edu/trk/click?ref=z17eiuqa67_1-403_0_0x3647x0618> Copyright<https://cmichmaestro.cmich.edu/trk/click?ref=z17eiuqa67_1-403_0_0x3abx0618> (c) Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Mich. 48859 | Phone 989-774-4000<https://cmichmaestro.cmich.edu/trk/click?ref=z17eiuqa67_1-403_0_0x3acx0618> Nondiscrimination Statement<https://cmichmaestro.cmich.edu/trk/click?ref=z17eiuqa67_1-403_0_0x3adx0618> | Privacy Policy<https://cmichmaestro.cmich.edu/trk/click?ref=z17eiuqa67_1-403_0_0x3aex0618>