In September, I read the book Signing Their Lives Away by Denise Keirnan and Joseph D’agnese. This book is about the fame and misfortune of the men who signed the Declaration of Independence. The book also talks about the fifty-six men risking their lives by signing the Declaration of Independence so the colonies could have independence from Great Britain.

I really enjoyed the book. I love learning about famous people and how they made impact on the world, I like how you could see what happened to the men and see how their lives started and how they changed from signing the document. Throughout the novel I was entertained and I wanted to learn more about the fifty-six men who risked their lives to gained independence from Britain.

The book doesn’t really have characters, but I like reading about Thomas Jefferson. I was learning about him in fifth grade when we were learning about the American Revolutionary War. I thought is was cool that he wrote the Declaration of Independence and he was the third president of U.S. A character trait that describes Thomas Jefferson is intelligent. In the book it states, “He entered Virginia’s House of Burgesses at age twenty-six. From the start, he got more attention as a writer rather than as a speaker.” (pg. 207)

My favorite line from the book was on page 10, “As the Declaration of Independence so eloquently states in its last line, they risked their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. We think they are worth knowing.” I like the line because it show that the men are willing to risk their lives and fortunes for the colonies so they could get independence.