Adventure, history, and the drama of school life intertwine in this engrossing tale of a fifth-grade boy struggling to find his place after his best friend abandons him. Find out what happens when Sam's class takes a trip to Mount Vernon, where he accidentally buys a bossy three-cornered hat that sweeps him off to the eighteenth century and a warm friendship with George and Martha Washington. As Sam travels back and forth between his present-day life and incredible adventures with George Washington, he learns about history, himself, and the nature of friendship and families.

Deborah Kalb is a freelance writer and editor who spent more than twenty years working as a journalist. She is the author of The President and Me: George Washington and the Magic Hat, and lives with her family in the Washington, DC, area. Robert Lunsford has been a graphic artist/illustrator for nearly forty years. A graduate of Virginia Commonwealth University's School of the Arts, Rob is known for his ability to tell stories through pictures and information graphics. He is married to a fellow artist and teacher and has two grown children.