In this book, it puts you in place of a young kid who hasn't done much anything dangerous or thrilling. You know no survival skills because you've never had any use for them. Until now. You are forced into the early days of George Washington and put into battle by him and his men. Now you have to fight for your life, but will you survive?

It was amazing. I felt like I was right there sailing through the Delaware River that chilly 1776 night. It was adventurous when Matt was separated from his friends. It is realistic. They are kids living in the 2000s. (When they are in present time.) It is historic fiction because they end up in the Revolutionary War after time travel. It is fairly accurate though despite the time travel. I would recommend this book to lovers of adventure, realistic, and history.

Not profound, but a fun book for kids

Read this one with my 4th grade son for his literature circles. It had elements of the Magic Treehouse books.

Great book to read to kids while teaching the American Revolutionary War, specifically for discussing Washington’s crossing of the Delaware.

HISTORICAL FICTION: This book reminded me of the Magic tree House books, giving a fun twist to history. This could be used for a unit on the presidents or America's independence.

(spoiler alert) It's about Matt,Kattie,Tony,Quention(Q),and Hooter. He put his peas in some sugar to go to an adventure club. Well they hear about Lake Learvert,go there and go back in time to George washington. They get saved and are protected by Adam Hibbs. But Matt returns the Genral's cape he is now part of the war. He meets a guy named Isreal who gets Matt's sneackers. Isreal dies and he gets picked up by Nathn Hornbee. Then he goes by mule gets shoes and meets indians. Matt gives them a pocket game so the indians take them to the Hessians. They become prisoners and meet a nice man named Gustav who gets killed. Kattie gets George Washington's socks. Then they go home fine and Kattie got marshmellows.

Really good time travel adventure with great historical info. I'm going to try to incorporate it into a historical fiction unit.

Five kids, Matthew, Q, Hoot, Tony, and Katie camp out one night as part of their newly formed adventurer's club. When a mysterious, old rowboat appears suddenly as beckons them onboard their lives change in a way they never dreamed possible. Out on dark, eerie Lake Levart, they are thrown back in time and find themselves among General George Washington's army on the Delaware River on that fateful Christmas Eve night that was uncharacteristically snowy and icy.

The kids are in the midst of a brutal and bloody war fought by men who were brave beyond their years. Through their experience, they have a newfound appreciation and admiration of the sacrifice these early men in our country made to ensure our freedom...but, most of all, they want to get home again!

George Washington's Socks is an adventure into time-travel and is fascinating to see it woven with historical events...although some parts are cheesy and outdated.

a fun read once you accept the premiss.

Matt had always heard of the creepy legend of Levart Lake. On moonlit nights people disappear at the lake and are never seen again. He was horrified when he saw his little sister Katie trying to get into a row-boat on the lake…on a moonlit night. As he ran to the lake with his friends, Tony, Hooter and “Q”, all the kids fell into a trance and they ALL ended up in the row-boat. The next thing they knew they were transported back in time to 1776 and were now in the middle of the Delaware River the night before General Washington crossed it in the Battle of Trenton in the Revolutionary War. The children get separated and Matt is thought to be a soldier. He is now marching with Washington’s army while trying to find his little sister and his friends!

I really liked the whole time travel part to this story. I like how modern kids get to tell about historical events from their point of view. The author did a good job of describing how harsh the conditions of war were and how brave the men who fought in the war were. I really got a good idea of what it was like on the night Washington made his famous crossing of the Delaware. The book also had some funny parts to it that made the story a little less serious in a few parts and that helped it. I liked the relationship between Matt and his sister (kind of love/hate). I would recommend the book to kids 9+ in age. There are some intense descriptions of the war and one part where a soldier boy who Matt made friends with died in Matt’s arms that was pretty emotional (the boy died of a foot infection from having no shoes). I liked the history I learned from the book, like who the Hessians were.

In this historical fantasy adventure, five children find themselves traveling back in time to the Battle of Trenton. The five children are part of an adventures in history club in which they plan to discuss important and exciting historical events. On the night of their first meeting, they are camping in one member's backyard and they decide to hike to the lake. There are legends about a mysterious boat appearing on the lake; those who get on the boat aren't seen again. The boat appears for the children and they all get aboard, unable to resist the pull of the boat's magic. The group finds themselves in the time of the Revolutionary War and experience many adventures both good and bad! This book is interesting and engaging. Students apply their background knowledge about the Revolutionary War to enjoy this adventure!