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Johnny Tremain
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Esther Forbes
Set in Boston on the brink of the American Revolution, this historical novel tells of observant 14-year-old silversmith apprentice Johnny Tremain, who, due to a bad burn on his hand, must give up silversmithing. Noticing the unrest in the city, Johnny becomes a dispatch rider for the Committee of Public Safety and is soon caught up in the ...
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The Witch of Blackbird Pond
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Elizabeth George Speare
Brought to new life by Barry Moser's stunning watercolor art, "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" is truly an American classic. Elizabeth George Speare's Newbery Award-winning novel portrays the life of a girl uprooted from her birthplace to live in colonial Connecticut in 1687. Full color.
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Sign of the Beaver
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Elizabeth George Speare
In late 18th-century Maine, 12-year-old Matthew is left alone in his family's newly built cabin for several weeks while his father returns to Massachusetts to fetch the entire family. A series of mishaps leads to Matthew's rescue by the chief of the Beaver tribe. Over a period of months, Matthew teaches an Indian boy, Attean, English, while he ...
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Standing in the Light: The Captive Diary of Catherine Carey Logan, Delaware Valley, Pennsylvania, 1763
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Mary Pope Osborne
A Quaker girl's diary reflects her experiences growing up in the Delaware River Valley of Pennsylvania and her capture by Lenape Indians in 1763.
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Blood on the River: James Town 1607
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Dr. Elisa Carbone
From the award-winning author of "Stealing Freedom." When 12-year-old Samuel Collier boards a ship bound for the New World, he can't believe his good fortune. Collier learns he can be whomever he wants in the New World settlement of Jamestown.
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Fever 1793
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Laurie Halse Anderson
In this work of historical fiction, 14-year-old Matilda Cook is caught in the 1793 Philadelphia yellow fever epidemic. When Matilda recovers from the illness, she attempts to find her missing mother and is taken in by a family friend--a freed slave named Eliza.
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My Brother Sam is Dead
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James Lincoln Collier
In this novel set during the American Revolutionary war, a family living in a loyal Tory town faces adversity when one son joins the rebel army.
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On the Mayflower
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Kate Waters
William Small, the ship's apprentice, leaves his family behind in England to cross the sea on the Mayflower. This is the fourth dramatic book in the acclaimed series featuring the daily lives of children in Pilgrim times. Full-color photos.
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Sarah Morton's Day: A Day in the Life of a Pilgrim Girl
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Kate Waters
A colorful photo-essay that depicts what life was like for a nine-year-old Pilgrim girl. Sarah Morton is shown gardening, cooking, learning her lessons, and caring for her family's animals.
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April Morning
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Howard Fast
The story of one day in the life of a young American boy in colonial Lexington, the day on which he joined the militia and saw his father shot down by the British.
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A Journey to the New World: The Diary of Remember Patience Whipple
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Kathryn Lasky
Twelve-year-old Mem presents a diary account of the trip she and her family made on the Mayflower in 1620 and their first year in the New World.
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A Break with Charity: A Story about the Salem Witch Trials
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Ann Rinaldi
A fictionalized account of the Salem witch trails as told via the story of a young woman named Susanna English. Although Susanna has been told by one of the girls "crying out" that they are deliberately making up accusations, Susanna dares not speak up for fear that she and her family will also be accused of witchcraft. Will Susanna be able to ...
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Witch Child
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Celia Rees
In this novel set in 1659, a girl named Mary travels from England to the American colonies after her beloved grandmother is hanged as a witch. Mary hopes to escape from her past, but finds that her new Puritan neighbors are also fanatical witch hunters. Soon Mary must make a difficult decision between fitting in or staying true to herself--and her ...
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Attack of the Turtle
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Drew Carlson, David A Johnson (Illustrator)
It's 1776, and the Revolutionary war is raging in the New York harbor. Fourteen-year-old Nathan Wade is a patriot, but he's too young to join the fight. And it's a good thing because in his tiny hometown of Saybrook, Connecticut, Nate worries about how to fight his own battles. An early childhood incident has left him terrified of water, he dreads ...
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I Walk in Dread, the Diary of Deliverance Trembley, Witness
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Lisa Rowe Fraustino, Lisa Rowe Fraustino
Deliverance Trembley lives in Salem Village, where she must take care of her sickly sister, Mem, and where she does her daily chores in fear of her cruel uncle's angry temper. But when four young girls from the village accuse some of the local women of being witches, Deliverance finds herself caught up in the ensuing drama of the trials. And life ...
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Beaded Moccasins: The Story of Mary Campbell
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Lynda Durrant
Based on historical fact, this is the story of 12-year-old Mary Campbell, who in 1759 was captured by the Delaware Indians. Forced to live as a member of the tribe, Mary encounters a world she never dreamed existed. As Mary becomes more and more comfortable with her captors, her plans to escape and return to her old way of life become less and ...
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Cabin Faced West
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Jean Fritz
"A satisfying story which conveys some of the loneliness, despair, and hardships of pioneer life" (Booklist) from the recipient of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award for "substantial and lasting contribution to children's literature".
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Indian Captive: The Story of Mary Jemison
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Lois Lenski
A fictionalized account of the life of Mary Jemison who, in 1758, was captured by the Seneca Indians.
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The Fifth of March: A Story of the Boston Massacre
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Ann Rinaldi
A fictionalized account of the Boston Massacre as told via the story of a young girl indentured to John and Abigail Adams.
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Tituba of Salem Village
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Ann Petry
The horror and hysteria surrounding the Salem witch-trials is brought to life in this novel of Tituba, a native of Barbados, and her husband, John Indian. Sold as slaves, they are taken from their sunny island to live in the cold home of the Puritan Reverend Parris. Accused of witchcraft, Tituba becomes one of the main figures in the Salem witch ...
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Court Martial of Daniel Boone
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Allan W Eckert
Eckert presents a powerful narrative of America's greatest frontiersman, Daniel Boone, who in 1778, stood accused of conspiring with the British and the Shawnee against his fellow patriots. Eckert is a six-time Pulitzer Prize nominee and the author of more than 30 books and 200 Wild Kingdom TV scripts.
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Year of the Hangman
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Gary L Blackwood
Now in paperback--the "School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year that explores what might have happened if the rebellion of the American colonies against British rule was crushed in 1776.
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Chains
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Laurie Halse Anderson
At the start of the Revolutionary War, Isabel is sold to a cruel loyalist family, even though she has been promised freedom by her former owner. Soon faced with the choice of working for or against the British, Isabel chooses to work with anyone who can help her.
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Sarah Bishop
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Scott O'Dell
Based on the true story of a young girl's adventures during the Revolutionary War.
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Calico Bush
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Rachel Lyman Field
This Newbery Honor Book tells of Marquerite, a young French orphan, who is 'bound out' for six years in exchange for food, shelter, and clothing to the Sargent family, settlers in the New World.
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