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HISTORICAL FICTION - THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
PICTURE BOOKS
Jack Jouett’s Ride (Gail Haley) $4 HB EC (Ex lib) While sitting outside a tavern Jack Jouett hears the clink and clatter of cavalry. Realising it's the British Tarleton's Green Dragoons intent on catching the leaders of the rebellion Jack knows he must warn the men in Charlottesville ......The drama of this important moment in American history is captured in bold lino cuts filled with detail and colour. 7-10 YO http://www.marchhousebooks.com/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=7517&CLSN_1948=12662714161948d8146a0fe3af720387
CHAPTER BOOKS & NOVELS
Early Thunder (Jean Fritz) $5 PB GC 13-year-old Daniel West is a loyal Tory with a father who happens to be a doctor. He watches as the events that lead to the American Revolution take place. He questions his loyalty to the King, and in the end, shows whom he supports loud and clear. 10+ http://www.amazon.com/Early-Thunder-Jean-Fritz/dp/0140322590
Christian Heritage Series “The Prisoner” (Nancy Rue) $4 PB VGC In the winter of 1781, with the Revolutionary War closing in on Williamsburg, eleven-year-old Thomas Hutchinson must decide how to handle his own battles with bullies at school and worries about the Loyalist sympathies of his best friend's family. Each book in the series brings history, literature, and faith to life. 9-12 YO http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/images/1561795186/ref=dp_image_text_0?ie=UTF8&n=266239&s=books
Redcoats And Minutemen: The American War Of Independence (Simon Farrell) $2 PB VGC Discover history with a difference! With Real Life Gamebooks you can actually take part in the great events of history. Takes you back to the time of the American War of Independence, when the American settlers fought against the British Army and the rule of King George III. You can decide which side to support, whether to help the British troops in their attempt to quash the rebellion or to back the minutemen in their fight for freedom. Your decisions will determine your fate - whether you succeed in your chosen course, or whether you die defeated on the battlefield. 10+ http://www.gamebooks.org/gallery/reallife06.jpg?PHPSESSID=45a5d104e2670ffac18843cf9e187dca
Johnny Tremain (Esther Forbes) $3 PB EC, $2 PB GC This story of a tragically injured young silversmith who ends up hip-deep in the American Revolution is inspiring, exciting, and sad. Esther Forbes's story has lasted these 50-plus years by including adventure, loss, courage, and history in a wonderfully written, very dramatic package. NEWBERY MEDAL WINNER 11+ http://spire.ee/shop/images/esther_forbes_johnny_tremai.jpg
Phoebe The Spy (Judith Berry Griffin) $6 PB NEW True story about 13-year-old Phoebe, a free black, who, disguised as the housekeeper in the home of an American Revolutionary war general, was really a spy whose job was to guard his life. Great illustrations! 7-11 YO http://www.amazon.com/Phoebe-Spy-Judith-Berry-Griffin/dp/0590424327
Sarah Bishop (Scott O’Dell) $3 PB VGC Sarah used to cook and clean for her father and brother on their farm. She thought that she’d do that all her life, until the Revolutionary War came to their village and changed everything for Sarah, forever. Now she’s a fugitive from the British army, living outside of the law, with only her musket to protect her. 10+ http://www.amazon.com/Sarah-Bishop-Point-Scott-Odell/dp/0590446517/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196560987&sr=1-2
My Brother Sam Is Dead (James & Christopher Collier) $4 PB VGC Tim has always looked up to his older brother, Sam. But now he’s run away and become part of the American Revolutionary Army. He talks about defeating the British and becoming independent and free. But most people, especially Tim and Sam’s father, are loyal supporters of the English king. The war is raging and Tim knows he will have to make a choice. 11+ NEWBERY HONOR MEDAL http://www.amazon.com/Brother-Sam-Dead-Apple-Signature/dp/0439783607/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196561075&sr=1-1
Toliver’s Secret (Esther Wood Brady) $7 PB NEW Ten-year-old Ellen Toliver is living in British-occupied New York City during the Revolutionary War. When her grandfather is injured, she discovers that he is engaged in spying on the British for the colonists. Worse, he has been entrusted with a top-secret message for General George Washington that he is now unable to deliver. Ellen agrees to disguise herself as a boy and smuggle the message to General Washington herself. 10+ http://www.amazon.com/Tolivers-Secret-Esther-Wood-Brady/dp/0679848045
George Washington’s Socks (Elvira Woodruff) $2 PB GC (Cover has a small split at spine base) An exciting tale of The American War of Independence. Time travel and historical fiction combine in this novel of the American Revolution. During a camp out, ten-year-old Matthew, his younger sister Katie, and three friends board an old rowboat and are transported to the Delaware River in 1776. The children are caught up in the conflict between the patriots and the Hessians; an encounter with some Indians is thrown in for good measure. 10+ http://www.amazon.com/George-Washingtons-Socks-Elvira-Woodruff/dp/0590440365/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196561195&sr=1-1
Guns For General Washington – A Story Of The American Revolution (Seymour Reit) $5 HB EC A novel about a little-known event in American history--the great cannon trek of 1775. Colonel Henry Knox conceived a plan to take desperately needed cannons and ammunition from New York's Fort Ticonderoga to Boston where rebel forces feared that a British attack was imminent. The huge, ungainly guns had to be moved during the winter over hundreds of miles of mountainous wilderness. The bulk of this book re-creates that arduous journey to and from the fort. 10+ http://www.amazon.com/Guns-General-Washington-American-Revolution/dp/0152164359/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1197871368&sr=1-1 (Cover different)
The American Victory (JoAnne A. Grote) $4 PB VGC (Cover crease) Eight-year-old Paul Lankford's father has been away fighting in the American Revolution for most of Paul's life. Because he has only seen his father a few times in the past six years, Paul barely knows him. So when the war finally ends in 1781 and Paul's father returns home, he has a difficult time adjusting to the change. 10+ http://www.amazon.com/American-Victory-Nation-Born-Adventure/dp/1577481593
The Winter Hero (James Lincoln Collier) $3 PB VGC (Ex lib) It’s 1787 and 14-year-old Justin Conkey is about to make up for the fact that he was too young to fight in the Revolution of 1776. Shay’s Rebellion is the new war, and he is determined to be part of it, even if he only has his father’s old sword for protection. He longs to be a hero, like his unpredictable, heroic brother-in-law, Peter McColloch, but Peter feels Justin isn’t old enough to fight. 11+ http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/james-lincoln-collier/winter-hero.htm
Ride Of Courage (Deborah Felder) $2 PB EC In 1781, twelve-year-old Molly Randall, living with her family in Yorktown, Virginia, finds her courage tested when she must ride a powerful Arabian horse to get help for a neighbour about to be executed for treason by the British. 9+ http://www.amazon.com/Ride-Courage-Spirited-Arabian-Treasured/dp/0590068652/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196563671&sr=1-1
Freedom’s Fire (J.P. Trent) $2 PB FC (Book good but has been water damaged to half of the top edges with stain and mildew. Fully readable and not musty smelling) On the eve of the American Revolution, the Havens family is fighting a war at home. Joshua Havens is being sent to the front lines of battle. Thomas Havens wants to be a soldier--but he must fight a closer threat. Sara is in love with a boy from a Loyalist family. Then the Loyalists begin to attack. 10+ http://www.amazon.com/Freedoms-Fire-J-P-Trent/dp/0439189268/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1196814775&sr=1-1
(Last update February, 2011)
