George Washington's Socks is about 5 kids that go on an adventure with a time traveling boat.
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It was Colonel Knox, I believe
Matt Hotter Tony and Katie
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No, "like rotten socks" is a simile, not a prepositional phrase.
This isn't an idiom. When you see AS___AS___you're dealing with A Simile. This simile is comparing something to a pair of old, patched socks, which would indeed be very limp.
Blackjack is a mule in George Washington's Socks.
You need to read it to get the main idea. Cheating on here doesn't help you learn.
Hessian soldiers were mercenary German soldiers, meaning they were paid to fight on another country's behalf. They fought against the American colonists, on the side of the British, in the Revolutionary War.
The genre of George Washington Socks could be historical because they mostly talk about history things like a report of George Washington's Socks.
In chapter 6 of George Washington's Socks, the group finds themselves in a predicament when they are transported to the middle of a battle during the American Revolutionary War. They must navigate through the chaos and danger of the battlefield in order to find a way back to their own time.